A space plan has been proposed by the UAE for the implementation of the Arab satellite project «813», which is expected to take advantage of the process of manufacturing Ahmed Al-Sherbini - Dabik four years, and will be developed at the National Center for Space Science and Technology at the UAE Emirates to serve the Arab region.
Action Plan
In detail, the Director General of the Emirates Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, said that «the Agency recently, proposed a plan of action, for the implementation of the Arab satellite project (813), to be discussed stages with the Arab Space Cooperation Group», pointing out that « His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, directed the work on the satellite (813), and named it by this name, after the beginning of the prosperity of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad under the Caliph al-Ma'mun, a house that brought together Arab and Muslim scholars. And contributed to the translation of knowledge and the release of scientific energies during those Period".
Manufacturing stage
He added that «(Arab Space Cooperation Group), which was launched, early this year, oversees the project of the Arab satellite, which takes three to four years to manufacture, and will be funded by the UAE to serve the Arab region».
Al Ahbabi pointed out that the development of the multi-spectral Arab satellite will take place at the National Center for Space Science and Technology at the UAE University, in cooperation with the Arab Space Cooperation Group, but led and funded by the Emirates Space Agency.
The proposed plan
He explained that «the plan proposed by the Agency, which is discussed with the Arab Space Cooperation Group, on the implementation of the satellite project, includes seven basic stages, the first phase of which includes: the identification of practical tasks accurately for the moon, and the second: the stage of attracting Arab talent for the project, and the third "The design phase of the moon, the fourth: the manufacturing stage, then the testing and testing phase, then the launch phase, and the seventh and final stage includes the operational phase, which is expected to take place after four years."
Al-Ahbabi revealed that «the proposed objectives of the Arab multi-spectral satellite, include the axes of data collection and analysis, to contribute to the reduction of climate change, monitoring the Earth, and measuring environmental and climatic elements, including vegetation and soil types, minerals and water sources, as well as measuring greenhouse gases and pollution And dust in the air. ”
Agency programs
The Director General of the Emirates Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, said that «the Agency through its participation in the (Dubai Airshow 2019), worked on the introduction of various programs of work, and discussed the most recent developments in space science with delegations participating in the exhibition, which included an intensive number of agencies “Most notably the Russian and French space agencies, along with representatives from other agencies,” he said.