Successfully, The Hope Probe moves to the scientific orbit.
The Emirates Mars Mission "Hope Probe" announced Monday, March 29, 2021, the transition of the Hope Probe from capture orbit to scientific orbit, following the success of the first maneuver by operating the probe's 8.56-minute propulsion engines. Thus, the Probe is now settling in its final orbit around Mars in preparation for the start of its two-year scientific mission, and may require only a slight direction of its subsequent course. It was a very important maneuver to move the Hope Probe into the scientific orbit. It was the last critical moment of the mission, because there was a possibility that the probe would be lost during the maneuver. The Hope Probe moved from a capture orbit of 1063 km to 42461 km to a scientific orbit of 20000 km to 43000 km. This maneuver is the last dangerous propulsion engine operation during the Hope probe's flight since its launch into space on July 20, 2020. The scientific phase of the probe will begin on 14 April with a number o