 Artist rendering of KhalifaSat | |
| Names | KhalifaSat, DubaiSat-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Remote sensing |
| Operator | MBRSC |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-084F |
| SATCAT no. | 43676 |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 6 years, 24 days (elasped) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SI-300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Technology Laboratories of MBRSC |
| Launch mass | 330 kg |
| Power | 450 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 October 2018, 04:08:00 UTC |
| Rocket | H-IIA 202 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu 1 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Altitude | 613 km |
| Inclination | 98.13° |
| Main telescope | |
| Name | KhalifaSat Camera System |
| Type | Pushbroom camera |
| Diameter | 40 cm |
| Resolution | Panchromatic: 70 cm Multispectral: 298 cm |
KhalifaSat (Arabic: خليفة سات), is a remote sensing Earth observation satellite that was designed and built at the Space Technology Laboratories of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. It is considered the first entirely Emirati-made satellite.[1] It launched into orbit on 30 October 2018 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center using the Korean Satrec SI-300 bus.[2]
- ^ "First Emirati-built satellite marks one year in space". The National. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Satrec Initiative (SATRECI): SI-300".