Crown Princes launch subsequent section of UAE radar satellite tv for pc venture

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, have launched the implementation section of the UAE’s “Sirb” radar satellite tv for pc constellation venture.

It marks one other historic milestone within the improvement of the UAE’s area sector.

Their Highnesses had been briefed on the goals of the venture and the superior know-how that will likely be developed within the satellites. They additionally discovered in regards to the mechanism of growing, manufacturing and working satellites by a nationwide industrial alliance underneath the supervision of the Emirates Space Agency.

The first satellite tv for pc is scheduled to be launched in 2026, and it’ll complement the nation’s funding in distant sensing applied sciences, which serve completely different sectors with numerous satellite tv for pc pictures.

The radar satellite tv for pc has the power to {photograph} in the course of the day and night time in numerous climate situations, which will increase the nation’s distant sensing capabilities.

The venture is the primary of its sort to develop a swarm of radar satellites that use trendy imaging know-how day and night time, in all climate situations, with an accuracy of 1 metre.

The venture goals to realize a variety of targets that may improve the UAE’s efforts to search out options to the challenges associated to local weather change and environmental sustainability, contribute to city improvement, work to combine efforts, and assist confronting disasters, meals safety challenges, and others, utilizing certified UAE professionals and Emirati firms.

In addition it can encourage partnerships with worldwide establishments and supply incentives to them, as an extension of the Economic Space Zones venture, which goals to consolidate the UAE’s place as a worldwide centre for expertise, funding and innovation.

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed and Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid have launched the event section of radar satellite tv for pc constellation (Sirb) venture, which can see the event of superior imaging satellites underneath the supervision of the UAE Space Agency. pic.twitter.com/tZl7fBfdN8

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 19, 2023