Updated Launch Date, H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42 (H-IIA F42) which carries aboard the HOPE

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has postponed the launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42 (H-IIA F42) which carries aboard the Emirates Mars Mission’s (EMM) HOPE spacecraft developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates due to a bad weather forecast on the day and the day before of the planned launch date. The launch was originally scheduled for July 15, 2020.

Launch schedule updates will be informed when determined.

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