{"id":12343,"date":"2020-07-19T20:03:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T12:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-h-2a-rocket-reaches-launch-pad-with-uaes-hope-mars-probe\/"},"modified":"2020-07-19T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T12:03:45","slug":"photos-h-2a-rocket-reaches-launch-pad-with-uaes-hope-mars-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-h-2a-rocket-reaches-launch-pad-with-uaes-hope-mars-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: H-2A rocket reaches launch pad with UAE\u2019s Hope Mars probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries transferred an H-2A rocket to its launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Sunday, ready to commence a final countdown before liftoff with the Hope Mars mission for the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The 500-meter (1,600-foot) journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad No. 1 at Tanegashima\u2019s Yoshinobu launch complex occurred occurred Sunday afternoon, Japanese time.<\/p>\n

Riding a mobile launch platform, the 174-foot-tall (53-meter) rocket completed the journey in about 30 minutes. Ground teams will mate electrical, data and fluid connections between the H-2A rocket and the launch pad in the coming hours.<\/p>\n

Officials from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the H-2A\u2019s builder and launch operator, decided to press ahead with the rollout of the rocket to the launch pad after assessing the weather forecast for Sunday\u2019s launch opportunity at 5:58:14 p.m. EDT (2158:14 GMT).<\/p>\n

Liftoff with the UAE\u2019s Hope Mars orbiter is scheduled for 6:58 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Monday.<\/p>\n

See our Mission Status Center for full coverage of the countdown and launch. Photos of the H-2A\u2019s rollout to the launch pad are posted below.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: UAE Space Agency\/MBRSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: UAE Space Agency\/MBRSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: UAE Space Agency\/MBRSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: UAE Space Agency\/MBRSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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