Dubai – Masaader News
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the successful launch of the Emirati satellite KhalifaSat into orbit. KhalifaSat is the first Emirati satellite to be 100% developed at the facilities of MBRSC in the UAE by Emirati engineers.
One of the most advanced earth observation satellites, KhalifaSat was launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan, aboard the H-IIA rocket at 1:08 pm Japan time (8:08 am UAE time).
Crown Prince of Dubai and President of Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum followed the first contact made by the satellite with the ground station in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.