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{{Short description|Planned UAESA mission to the Asteroid belt}}
The '''Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt <ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2023 |title=UAE announces space mission to land MBR Explorer on asteroid 5 billion kilometres away |work=Arabian Business |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/gcc/uae/uae-announces-space-mission-to-land-mbr-explorer-on-asteroid-5-billion-kilometres-away |accessdate=14 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2023 |title=Touring Through the Asteroid Belt: United Arab Emirates Unveils Bold Mission |work=SpaceRef |url=https://spaceref.com/science-and-exploration/touring-asteroid-belt-united-arab-emirates-unveils-bold-mission/ |accessdate=14 June 2023}}</ref>'''<nowiki/>'s spacecraft is named the '''MBR Explorer''', in recognition of the foundational role driving the creation and growth of the UAE Space Program played by '''Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,''' the vice president and the prime minister of [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]'''.<ref name=":0" />'''▼
{{Infobox spaceflight
| mission_type = [[Asteroid]] multiple-flyby/orbiter/lander
| operator = [[Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre]]
| mission_duration = Flyby phase:<br>8.5 years <br/>Orbiter phase:<br>7 months
| launch_date = March 2028
| launch_rocket = [[H3 (rocket)|H3]]
| launch_site = [[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]], [[Yoshinobu Launch Complex|LA-Y2]]
| launch_contractor = [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
| interplanetary = {{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[Venus]]
|note = gravity assist
|distance =
|arrival_date = July 2028<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2023-06-03 |title=UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission |url=https://spacenews.com/uae-outlines-plans-for-asteroid-mission/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[Earth]]
|note = gravity assist
|distance =
|arrival_date = May 2029
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[10253 Westerwald]]
|arrival_date = February 2030
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[623 Chimaera]]
|arrival_date = June 2030
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[13294 Rockox]]
|arrival_date = January 2031
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[Mars]]
|note = gravity assist
|distance =
|arrival_date = September 2031
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[List of minor planets: 88001–89000#055|(88055) 2000 VA<sub>28</sub>]]
|arrival_date = July 2032
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[List of minor planets: 23001–24000#871|(23871) 1998 RC<sub>76</sub>]]
|arrival_date = December 2032
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = flyby
|object = [[List of minor planets: 59001–60000#980|(59980) 1999 SG<sub>6</sub>]]
|arrival_date = August 2033
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
| type = orbiter
| object = [[269 Justitia]]
| orbits =
| arrival_date = October 2034
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight/IP
|type = lander
|object = [[269 Justitia]]
|arrival_date = May 2035
}}
}}
▲The '''MBR Explorer''' is a planned [[United Arab Emirates
. It iss an uncrewed spacecraft announced by the [[United Arab Emirates Space Agency]] in May 2023, for a March 2028 launch to explore the asteroid belt.<ref name="sn-20230603">{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/uae-outlines-plans-for-asteroid-mission/ |title=UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news|date=May 29, 2023|title=The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt|author=Kenneth Chang|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/science/uae-asteroid-mission.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|___location=Abu Dhabi|title=MBR Explorer: UAE unveils details of its mission to the main asteroid belt|author=Sarwat Nasir|date=May 29, 2023|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/05/29/mbr-explorer-uae-unveils-details-of-its-mission-to-the-main-asteroid-belt/}}</ref>▼
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The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,000km/h.<ref name=":1" /> ▼
▲The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,
The MBR Explorer will visit seven asteroids; [[10253 Westerwald]], [[623 Chimaera]], [[13294 Rockox]], [[List of minor planets: 88001–89000#055|(88055) 2000 VA28]], [[List of minor planets: 23001–24000#871|(23871) 1998 RC76]], [[List of minor planets: 59001–60000#980|(59980) 1999 SG6]], in a 5-billion-kilometre total journey,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-30 |title=Arabian spacecraft to search asteroid belt for clues to life's origins |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-30/uae-looking-for-clues-to-life-origins-in-asteroid-belt/102412156 |access-date=2023-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Ambitious Emirati Mission Seeks to Visit 7 Asteroids and Land on the Big Red One |url=https://gizmodo.com/ambitious-emirati-mission-visit-asteroids-landing-1850424877 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> and will attempt to land on its final asteroid, [[269 Justitia]] in 2034.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=MBR Explorer: All about UAE's new space mission to Asteroid Belt |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/science/mbr-explorer-all-about-uaes-new-space-mission-to-asteroid-belt-1.1685379884447 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Gulf News |language=en}}</ref>▼
▲The MBR Explorer will visit
The spacecraft will also drop off a small lander to set down on Justitia’s surface.<ref name=":2" />▼
▲The spacecraft will also drop off a small lander to set down on
==References==▼
== See also ==
* ''[[Lucy (spacecraft)|Lucy]]'', an ongoing NASA mission that will similarly fly by various [[Jupiter trojan]]s.
* [[DESTINY+]], a planned JAXA mission that may fly past multiple [[Near-Earth object#Near-Earth asteroids|near-Earth asteroids]].
▲==References==
{{reflist}}{{United Arab Emirates space program}}{{Asteroid spacecraft}}{{Future spaceflights}}
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