Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum unveils success story

The Khalifa Sat team at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center has revealed the success story of the first Arab satellite made by Emirati 100ths from the manufacturing stage to the successful launch of the Tanigashima Space Center in Japan.

For his part, Director of the Department of Space Systems Development, Director of the project, "Khalifa Sat" Engineer Amer Sayegh, during a press conference held by the Center in Dubai and the story of the launch of the first satellite in the hands of the UAE, which used techniques that are considered the best in the world .. His pride in being part of this The team that is working to establish a global space sector in the country .. Turning to the story of the satellite Khalifa Sat and the stages that passed until the launch successfully on 29 October last.

The head of the mechanical and thermal section of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center Mohammed Sahool referred to the operation of satellite satellite KhalifaSat to South Korea through the three stages of the flight, the ship and the truck, which were all highly protected to test the readiness and ensure the safety of load and electronic devices Before shipping it to Japan for installation in the rocket and launching it into orbit.

"The center held four meetings in the UAE and Japan in four years, taking all precautions for the safety of the team members and developing possible scenarios at the time of the launch of the satellite," he said.

Adnan Al Rayes, Director of Mars Program 2117, explained that the center has a human element with experience and high efficiency that has worked for more than 10 years on satellite management.

Ammar Al Muhairi, the head of the reception and processing center at the center, said that the first photograph taken by the moon was on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai clearly on 31 October and there are other images that will be ready in the coming period as they need a period to be processed to provide them.

"The satellite will be used to monitor environmental changes, global warming impacts, manage urban planning more effectively, and support relief efforts during natural disasters," said Mira Al Shamsi, an electrical engineer at the Center for Application Development and Analysis at the Center.