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Rashid

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Science ExplorationcislunarLaunched 12/11/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Hakuto-R M1 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
12/11/2022
Last Contact
4/25/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
cislunar
Altitude
567,230 km
Inclination
29.1 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Manufacturer
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Registry
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Mentions
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El Centro Espacial Mohammed Bin Rashid (Mbrsc) de Emiratos Árabes Unidos participó en el lanzamiento de la misión PHI-1.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Dec 3, 2025La ONU y Emiratos lanzan la misión PHI1 del programa Acceso al Espacio para Todos
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The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund supports Madari Space under the UAE Ministry of Finance.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.5Nov 19, 2025INNOSPACE signs MoU with UAE’s Madari Space for Space Data Center development

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid reaffirmed the UAE’s ambition to become a global hub for space innovation at Dubai Airshow 2025.

GeneralValue 1.5Nov 17, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 10 to 16 November 2025 (Special Edition)

The Emirates Lunar Mission's Rashid Rover 2 has completed development and is being prepared for launch to the Moon in 2026.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 10, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 3 to 9 November 2025

Dr. Rashid Abdi warned that Turkey’s security deal with Somalia may include a space facility with potential ballistic missile applications.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2Nov 3, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 27 October to 2 November 2025

Rashid 2 will have largely the same science and technology goals as the first Rashid rover.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0May 26, 2025Moon Monday #226: Blue Origin aims to launch its first two Moon missions by next year—with nearly no NASA payloads

Firefly and the UAE space agency MBRSC selected Firefly’s second Blue Ghost lander to carry the UAE’s second Rashid rover to the Moon.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5May 26, 2025Moon Monday #226: Blue Origin aims to launch its first two Moon missions by next year—with nearly no NASA payloads

The UAE’s first near-identical Rashid rover launched in 2023 but could not operate on the Moon because ispace Japan’s first Moon lander carrying the rover crashed.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 26, 2025Moon Monday #226: Blue Origin aims to launch its first two Moon missions by next year—with nearly no NASA payloads

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H3 launch vehicle in early 2028.

PlanValue 4.5Oct 10, 2024UAE heading into space again with ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer’ in 2028

The UAE Space Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed an agreement for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide launch services for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer spacecraft aboard the H3 launch vehicle.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.8Oct 10, 2024UAE heading into space again with ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer’ in 2028

The planned UAE small rover for Chang’e-7 was intended to be based on the Rashid rover that was lost aboard ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 20, 2023Emirati university signs up to China’s moon base project

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched DEWA’s Space-D program in January 2021.

PlanValue 3.5Nov 19, 2023DEWA + UAE Space Agency to enhance the UAE’s space industry

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 12, 2023Skye Air & Jeebly Collaborate to Pioneer BVLOS Drone Delivery Trials in Dubai

DEWA-SAT2 was designed and developed at DEWA’s Research and Development Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in cooperation with NanoAvionics in Lithuania.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 12, 2023Dubai’s Earth observation nanosatellite to be launched April 14

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world and operates using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.

GeneralValue 1.6Apr 10, 2023Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is ready to launch their 2nd smallsat

China and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding in September 2022 for the Rashid II rover to fly on the lander of the Chang'e-7 mission.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.5Mar 24, 2023China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

The United Arab Emirates and China reached an agreement in September for the Rashid II rover to fly with the Chang’e-7 lander targeting the lunar south pole, with the mission currently scheduled for 2026.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 30, 2022China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations

Dubai Municipality launched the geospatial business and innovation incubator GeoHub through cooperation between its Geographical Information System Centre, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME), and the Hamdan Innovation Incubator.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022Dubai Municipality Launches GeoHub

Rashid 1 is a 10-kilogram rover that will be carried by the Hakuto-R lander developed by Japanese firm ispace and launched later 2022 on a Falcon 9 rocket.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.6Sep 19, 2022UAE rover to fly on China’s Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

DEWA-SAT 1 was designed and developed at DEWA’s R&D Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jan 13, 2022DEWA-SAT 1 Gains Orbit Via The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rideshare Mission Launch