By Jamil Kawar, VP for Missions in the Middle East and North Africa for ICEYE Since the United Arab Emirates …
UAE’s Thuraya completes tests of low-power IoT connectivity tech
UAE-based mobile satellite services Thuraya and eSAT Global have announced the completion of successful tests validating eSAT’s Global LPWAN communications technology over Thuraya’s satellite system.
Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat expands broadband services in MEA, Asia
The joint venture between Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat and Hughes will increase access to affordable, high-speed, satellite broadband services across Africa, Middle East and Southwest Asia.
Elon Musk’s Space X breaks records with latest launch
Elon Musk’s Space X has reportedly completed a record-setting mission after its 19th rocket launch.
UAE-based Yahsat launches MYSAT-1 CubeSat to the ISS
Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator, wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a research university …
UAE’s KhalifaSat sends first image taken from space
The UAE’s KhalifaSat sent the first image from space of the Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah.
UAE marks successful launch of first Emirati-made satellite
The first-ever Emirati-designed and made satellite, KhalifaSat, has successfully launched into space on 29th October 2018, in what the UAE remarked as a breakthrough for the national space industry.
UAE opens first foreign space agency
The French space agency has opened an office in Abu Dhabi making it the first foreign space agency to open a representative office in the country.
KhalifaSat launch highlights UAE’s prowess in space manufacturing
UAE Space Agency director general has said that the announcement of the launch of KhalifaSat underscores the country’s outstanding capabilities in the field of space manufacturing.
First UAE-made satellite all set for lift-off
The first satellite made completely by Emirati engineers in the UAE, will be launched into orbit on October 29, according to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).