The first interplanetary probe mission by the KSA has targeted Duna with a large payload of scientific instruments. Duna I includes a mapping probe that will scan Duna's surface from a polar orbit to construct biome, terrain and slope maps. It also has a ballistic probe it will drop through Duna's atmosphere to measure its properties while descending, possibly reaching the surface intact. The transfer stage that will carry both these probes into orbit around Duna will also perform its own science in orbit above Duna and its satellite Ike. Assuming all goes well, the craft will reach Duna orbit around the KSA's one-year anniversary.
The craft has achieved its 100km parking orbit, where it will remain until the burn that will carry it out of the Kerbin system and on its way to Duna. Mission planners are currently reworking their data now that we have an actual orbit (versus a planned orbit) and plotting the TDI burn for 12/3. Operators will be spending the time until then making sure all of Duna I's systems have made it through the rigors of launch intact and operational.
