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Line 1: '''MBR Explorer''', also known as '''Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt''',<ref>{{cite news \|title=UAE announces space mission to land MBR Explorer on asteroid 5 billion kilometres away \|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 \|title=Touring Through the Asteroid Belt: United Arab Emirates Unveils Bold Mission \|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 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 ~~news\|publisher=Al~~web ~~Jazeera~~\|~~title~~last=~~UAE heading~~Foust ~~to asteroid belt as it announces new space mission~~\|~~date~~first=~~May~~Jeff ~~30, 2023~~\|url=https://~~www.aljazeera~~spacenews.com~~/news/2023/5/30~~/uae-~~heading~~outlines-toplans-for-asteroid~~-belt-as-it-announces-new-space~~-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" /> Line 5: The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,000km/h.<ref name=":1" /> 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 spacecraft will also drop off a small lander to set down on Justitia’s surface.<ref name=":2" />

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