DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has postponed to Jul 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan, the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday (Jul 14).

The UAE's Hope Probe was due to set off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 12.51am UAE time on Wednesday (4.51am Singapore time on Tuesday) for a seven-month journey to the red planet where it was due to orbit and send back data about the atmosphere.