UAE to launch first Emirati satellite into space on Oct. 29
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
announced that KhalifaSat, the first satellite to be developed 100% by Emirati
engineers in the UAE, will be launched on October 29 into orbit aboard the
liquid-fueled H-IIA rocket, from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan, in
partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
Aside from KhalifaSat, the UAE has two satellites
already in orbit: DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2, Emirati News Agency (WAM) reported
on Wednesday.
KhalifaSat is an iconic Emirati-engineered Earth
observation satellite.
The implementation phase began following the
announcement of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid, on the launch of the KhalifaSat project in December 2013.
The sophisticated space machine was designed,
tested, built and managed by Emirati engineers at the MBRSC's Advanced
Technology Laboratories, making it the first satellite to be developed in the
MBRSC’s clean rooms.
