MBR Explorer

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MBR Explorer
Mission type Asteroid multiple-flyby/orbiter/lander
Operator Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Mission durationFlyby phase:
8.5 years
Orbiter phase:
7 months
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2028
Rocket H3
Launch site Tanegashima, LA-Y2
Contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Flyby of Venus (gravity assist)
Closest approachJuly 2028 [1]