Light 1 monitors terrestrial gamma ray emissions
The launch of an Emirati-Bahraini satellite to the International Space Station
Light 1 was launched to the space station by a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Khalifa University of Science announced the successful launch of the joint Emirati-Bahraini satellite “Daw’a 1”, the fruit of cooperation between the UAE Space Agency, the National Space Science Authority in Bahrain, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and New York University Abu Dhabi, which is carried by a Falcon 9 rocket on board. SpaceX CRS-24 will fly to the International Space Station, and it will be controlled and brought into orbit under the supervision of the Japan Space Agency.
Light 1 is the fruit of cooperation between the Emirates Space Agency and the National Space Science Authority in Bahrain, and this project is translated The joint satellite, the depth of the bilateral relations between the UAE and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the level of the strategic partnership between the two brotherly countries in the world All fields, especially the space sector.
Light 1 is considered one of the nano-satellites, but it does not differ in terms of technology It was used in its design from other larger satellites, and it is one of the cubic satellites “kibus”. , It consists of three modules, or the so-called 3U CubeSat.
The satellite "Dawwa 1" was designed and built by Emirati and Bahraini competencies from various engineering disciplines, and the joint team worked on the completion of the project. space laboratories in the UAE, while the team that worked on the design and construction of “Light 1” consists of 23 university students, including 14 Emirati students from Khalifa University and New York University Abu Dhabi, and nine Bahraini students.
When light 1 reaches its orbit around the Earth, it will monitor and study the emissions of terrestrial gamma rays, which are caused by storms. Thunder and cumulus clouds, and the scientific data it will collect will be available for the purposes of research and scientific studies, and these data can The scientific value is to be a reference for different research in the same field, in addition to the possibility of sharing this data And cooperation in its study with various research centers around the world.
It is worth noting that "Light 1" is a fruit of cooperation between the Emirates Space Agency and the National Space Science Authority in Bahrain, and this project translates The joint satellite, the depth of the bilateral relations between the UAE and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the level of the strategic partnership between the two brotherly countries in the world All fields, especially the space sector.
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