PHI-Demo CubeSat launch - in pictures

  • A UAE satellite is carried into space on a Russian rocket. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    A UAE satellite is carried into space on a Russian rocket. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
  • A Russian Soyuz rocket carried a small UAE satellite, PHI-Demo, into space on June 27, 2023. Photo: Roscosmos
    A Russian Soyuz rocket carried a small UAE satellite, PHI-Demo, into space on June 27, 2023. Photo: Roscosmos
  • The PHI-Demo CubeSat, a 20kg modular satellite, lifted-off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia at 3.35pm, UAE time, aboard a Soyuz-2 rocket. Photo: Roscosmos
    The PHI-Demo CubeSat, a 20kg modular satellite, lifted-off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia at 3.35pm, UAE time, aboard a Soyuz-2 rocket. Photo: Roscosmos
  • This satellite has technology from two companies integrated into it, allowing them to get quicker access to space instead of having to spend time and funds on building their own satellite. Photo: Roscosmos
    This satellite has technology from two companies integrated into it, allowing them to get quicker access to space instead of having to spend time and funds on building their own satellite. Photo: Roscosmos
  • Emirati engineers work on the PHI-Demo CubeSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    Emirati engineers work on the PHI-Demo CubeSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
  • The PHI-Demo CubeSat seen inside a clean room. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    The PHI-Demo CubeSat seen inside a clean room. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre