https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epd837/watch-the-uaes-first-mars-mission-reach-the-red-planet-live > The Mars Hope orbiter, the first interplanetary probe developed by the United Arab Emirates, entered the final hair-raising stretch of its journey to the Red Planet on Tuesday. > In July 2020, the Emirates, China, and the United States all launched Martin missions—and now Hope is the first to arrive at the planet. Hope will initiate a high-stakes braking maneuver at 10:30 AM ET, a half-hour automated process intended to nudge it into orbit around Mars. You can follow live-streamed coverage of the orbiter’s arrival on the mission’s website.