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T E C H N O LO G Y<br />
First UAE-made satellite now orbits space<br />
TOKYO: The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched to the outer space<br />
the first ever Emirati-designed and manufactured satellite, a first in the Arab world<br />
ahead of the UAE's quest to send a space exploration in Mars by 2020.<br />
The KhalifaSat, named after the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin<br />
Zayed Al Nahyan, the first remote sensing satellite built from scratch in the UAE,<br />
was launched on October 29, 20<strong>18</strong> on an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima<br />
Space Centre, an island in Japan.<br />
Developed in technology labs at the Space Technology Laboratories of<br />
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, KhalifaSat is one of the most<br />
technologically advanced remote-sensing observation satellites, with five patents<br />
registered.<br />
The images provided by the satellite will be used in urban planning and<br />
management, ensuring the effective optimization of land use and realistic<br />
infrastructure proposals as well as to<br />
develop detailed maps of targeted<br />
areas & monitor major engineering &<br />
construction projects.<br />
“Proud of the talented Emirati<br />
personnel at the @MBRSpaceCentre.<br />
They are the heroes behind this<br />
important project that carries the<br />
name of our President. Taking a picture<br />
of our Founding Father to outer space<br />
adds a wonderful note to our<br />
celebrations for the Year of Zayed,”<br />
tweeted H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin<br />
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,<br />
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman<br />
of Dubai Executive Council.<br />
KhalifaSat is also designed to<br />
monitor environmental changes locally<br />
and internationally to support global<br />
efforts to preserve the environment.<br />
The satellite is also expected to provide<br />
detailed imagery of the ice caps at the<br />
North and South Poles, helping to<br />
detect the effects of global warming<br />
Crown Prince of<br />
Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of<br />
Dubai H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid<br />
Al Maktoum, third right, says the UAE's space<br />
achievement is part of the country's efforts to make<br />
scientific advances with global benefits.
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