UAE's Rashid Rover to land on Moon on 25th April

UAE's Rashid Rover to land on Moon on 25th April

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Category : International Published on: April 14 2023

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  • The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, UAE  announced that the Rashid Rover, onboard the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander, is scheduled to land on the Moon on 25th April 2023 at 8:40 PM (UAE time).
  • The landing date is subject to change depending on operational conditions. 
  • The Rashid Rover is currently orbiting the Moon at an altitude of about 100 km at the perilune and about 2,300 km at the apolune. 
  • The points in the orbit that is closest to the centre of the moon are called perilune, and the farthest is known as apolune.
  • The landing sequence will take about an hour. If successful, it will make ispace the first company to succeed in a commercial cargo mission to the Moon.
  • The Emirates Lunar Mission is funded by the ICT Fund of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) which aims to support research and development in the ICT sector in the UAE.
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