Orbitworks launches satellite manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi - in pictures

  • Orbitworks has launched a satellite manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Orbitworks
    Orbitworks has launched a satellite manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Orbitworks
  • The facility is capable of developing 50 satellites a year. Photo: Orbitworks
    The facility is capable of developing 50 satellites a year. Photo: Orbitworks
  • It includes a cleanroom for spacecraft assembly, with testing equipment such as thermal vacuum chambers, a vibration table, electromagnetic interference chamber and mission simulation environments. Photo: Orbitworks
    It includes a cleanroom for spacecraft assembly, with testing equipment such as thermal vacuum chambers, a vibration table, electromagnetic interference chamber and mission simulation environments. Photo: Orbitworks
  • Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla attend the launch, along with other representatives of the country's space organisations, including the UAE Space Agency, Space42 and the Edge Group. Photo: Orbitworks
    Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla attend the launch, along with other representatives of the country's space organisations, including the UAE Space Agency, Space42 and the Edge Group. Photo: Orbitworks
  • Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, Minister of Sports and chairman of the UAE Space Agency, also attended the event. Photo: Orbitworks
    Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, Minister of Sports and chairman of the UAE Space Agency, also attended the event. Photo: Orbitworks
  • The facility is in Abu Dhabi's Kezad economic zone. Photo: Orbitworks
    The facility is in Abu Dhabi's Kezad economic zone. Photo: Orbitworks
  • Orbitworks was formed through a partnership between Abu Dhabi's Marlan Space and San Francisco’s Loft Orbital. Photo: Orbitworks
    Orbitworks was formed through a partnership between Abu Dhabi's Marlan Space and San Francisco’s Loft Orbital. Photo: Orbitworks