KhalifaSat

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2018-084FLaunched 10/29/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GOSAT-2/Khalifasat
Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202
Launch Date: 10/29/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 606.5 km
Inclination: 97.85 deg
Dry Mass: 300 kg
Total Mass: 330 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Earth Observation

Payload Category

IMG

Payload Class

C

Organizations

Operator: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Manufacturer: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2018-084F
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/884

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Mentions

3

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

KhalifaSat is the first Emirati satellite built from the ground up in the UAE.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Nov 3, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 27 October to 2 November 2025

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre launched KhalifaSat, the first Emirati-made satellite, in 2018.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 19, 2021Satellite Navigation Services To Be Provided Via RUAG Space + MBRSC Partnership

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s KhalifaSat Earth-observation satellite in October as a co-passenger with Japan’s GOSAT-2 on an H2-A.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 6, 2018Inmarsat books Japanese H3 rocket’s first commercial launch