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Line 72: }} The '''MBR Explorer''' is a planned [[United Arab Emirates Space Agency\|UAESA]] [[Uncrewed spacecraft\|space probe]] designed to journey to seven different [[Asteroid belt\|main belt]] asteroids.<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> Proposed under the '''Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt''', it is named in recognition of the foundational role driving the creation and growth of the UAE Space Program played by [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum\|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], the vice president and the prime minister of the [[United Arab Emirates~~\|UAE~~]].<ref name=":0" /> The mission to explore the asteroid belt was announced by the United Arab Emirates Space Agency in May 2023, and the launch is planned for March 2028.<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> Similarly to their previous [[Emirates Mars Mission\|Mars mission]], the MBR Explorer will launch from [[Tanegashima Space Center]], this time on an [[H3 (rocket)\|H3 Launch Vehicle]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Foust \|first=Jeff \|date=2024-10-10 \|title=Japan’s H3 to launch Emirati asteroid mission \|url=https://spacenews.com/japans-h3-to-launch-emirati-asteroid-mission/ \|access-date=2024-10-11 \|website=SpaceNews \|language=en-US}}</ref> The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,000 km/h.<ref name=":1" /> The MBR Explorer will visit asteroids [[10253 Westerwald\|(10253) Westerwald]], [[623 Chimaera\|(623) Chimaera]], [[13294 Rockox\|(13294) Rockox]], [[List of minor planets: 88001–89000#055\|(88055) 2000 VA<sub>28</sub>]], [[List of minor planets: 23001–24000#871\|(23871) 1998 RC<sub>76</sub>]], and [[List of minor planets: 59001–60000#980\|(59980) 1999 SG<sub>6</sub>]], 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~~orbit its seventh and final asteroid, [[269 Justitia\|(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 spacecraft will also drop off a small lander to set down on Justitia's surface.<ref name=":2" /> Line 84: == See also == * ''[[Lucy (spacecraft)\|Lucy]]'', an ongoing NASA mission that will similarly fly by various [[Jupiter ~~trojans~~trojan]]s. * [[DESTINY+]], a planned JAXA mission that ~~will~~may fly past multiple [[Near-Earth object#Near-Earth asteroids\|near-Earth asteroids]]. ==References== Line 96: {{spacecraft-stub}} {{UAE-stub}} [[Category:Missions to asteroids]] [[Category:Missions to Venus]] [[Category:Missions to Mars]] [[Category:Proposed space probes]]