MBRSC's MBZ-Sat flight model - in pictures

Emirati engineers will start developing the final version of MBZ-Sat, the region’s most advanced imaging satellite. All photos: Dubai Media Office
Emirati engineers will start developing the final version of MBZ-Sat, the region’s most advanced imaging satellite. All photos: Dubai Media Office
Engineers at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre have completed the critical design review and will begin building the flight model, the final version that will be launched into space
Engineers at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre have completed the critical design review and will begin building the flight model, the final version that will be launched into space
The 800kg satellite will be carried into orbit on a SpaceX rideshare mission, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, in 2023
The 800kg satellite will be carried into orbit on a SpaceX rideshare mission, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, in 2023
This is the second Earth-observation satellite that was built entirely by Emirati engineers. The first was KhalifaSat, which has been operational since 2018
This is the second Earth-observation satellite that was built entirely by Emirati engineers. The first was KhalifaSat, which has been operational since 2018
MBZ-Sat has a fully automated image scheduling and processing system that will allow it to produce 10 times the images that the space centre currently does
MBZ-Sat has a fully automated image scheduling and processing system that will allow it to produce 10 times the images that the space centre currently does
The satellite will have the UAE’s biggest telescope, with an advanced high-resolution camera that will take images from 500km above the Earth’s surface
The satellite will have the UAE’s biggest telescope, with an advanced high-resolution camera that will take images from 500km above the Earth’s surface