'''MBR Explorer''', also known asThe '''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 |date=29 May 2023 |work=Arabian Business |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/ |date=29 May 2023 |work=SpaceRef |accessdate=14 June 2023}}</ref> is an uncrewed'''<nowiki/>'s spacecraft announcedis bynamed the [[United'''MBR Arab Emirates Space Agency]]Explorer''', in Mayrecognition 2023,of forthe afoundational Marchrole 2028 launch to exploredriving the asteroidcreation belt.<refand name="sn-20230603">{{citegrowth webof |last=Foustthe |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/uae-outlines-plans-for-asteroid-mission/ |title=UAE outlinesSpace plansProgram forplayed asteroidby mission'''Sheikh |work=[[SpaceNews]]Mohammed |date=3bin JuneRashid 2023Al |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news|date=May 29Maktoum,''' 2023|title=Thethe Unitedvice Arabpresident Emirates Is Heading forand the Asteroidprime Belt|author=Kennethminister Chang|newspaper=Theof New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/science/uae-asteroid-mission.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[TheUnited NationalArab (Abu Dhabi)Emirates|The NationalUAE]]|___location=Abu'''.<ref Dhabi|titlename=MBR Explorer":0" 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>'''
. 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>
It is named after [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum]], the vice president and the prime minister of [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]].<ref name=":0" />
The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,000km/h.<ref name=":1" />
