The '''MBR Explorer''' is a planned uncrewed[[United spacecraftArab proposedEmirates underSpace theAgency|UAESA]] Emirates[[Uncrewed Missionspacecraft|space probe]] designed to thejourney to seven different [[Asteroid Beltbelt|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> ItProposed 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 [[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>
The spacecraft will weigh around 2.8 tonnes and will travel at an average speed of 33,000 km/h.<ref name=":1" />
