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		</div><p>A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission, officials said.</p>
<p>The launch of the orbiter – named Amal, or Hope – from Tanegashima Space Centre on a small southern Japanese island was initially scheduled for last Wednesday but was delayed due to bad weather in the region.</p>
<p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the provider of the H-IIA rocket, announced on Sunday that the launch would proceed at 6.58am on Monday (2158 GMT on Sunday).</p>
<p>The preparation has been completed and the rocket is now on the launch pad, Mitsubishi said.</p>
<p>Hope is expected to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50 years since its formation.</p>
<p>A successful Hope mission would be a major step for the oil-dependent economy, which is seeking a future in space.</p>
<p>Two other Mars missions are planned in the coming days by the US and China.</p>
<p>Japan has its own Martian moon mission planned for 2024.<br />
Hope will carry instruments to study the upper atmosphere and monitor climate change on Mars.</p>
<p>It is scheduled to circle the red planet for at least two years.</p>
<p>The UAE says it will provide a complete view of the Martian atmosphere during different seasons for the first time.</p>
<p>A newcomer in space development, the UAE has so far successfully launched three observation satellites, but has not gone beyond the Earth’s orbit.</p>
<p>Omran Sharaf, project director of Emirates Mars Mission, said in a Twitter video message: “The Emirates Mars Mission is a message of hope to the Arab youth.</p>
<p>“If a young nation like UAE is able to reach Mars in less than 50 years, then we can do much more as a region.”</p>
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