The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center launched a photo taken from space to the neighborhoods of the Duomo de Milan in Milan, Italy, showing one of the busiest cities that turned into empty streets of passers-by and empty neighborhoods during the period of suspension of the movement to confront the Corona epidemic.
The Khalifa Sat satellite took these photos during a period of curfew throughout Italy as part of the strenuous efforts to limit the spread of the new Corona virus, as Italy rushed to contain the disease, and imposed restrictions on movement, movement and mixing gradually, and announced a complete closure on March 10, Strict preventive measures were followed and a complete quarantine was imposed on the country.
It is noteworthy that the Khalifa Sat satellite owns five patents and was entirely manufactured in space technology laboratories at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center by 100% Emirati engineers. As it is the most advanced satellite in its category at the world level, it is intended for the purposes of monitoring and monitoring the Earth, and provides competitive services in the space imagery sector worldwide, and its images are used in a variety of requirements of civil planning and urban and urban planning, as it contributes to monitoring environmental changes, And support global efforts in preserving the environment.