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Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center

AE
gov civilFounded 2015
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Other Space Flight Laboratory-built satellites launched in the eight months prior to NorSat-3 included missions for Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, GHGSat Inc., HawkEye 360, Space-SI, and a Canadian-based telecommunications company.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CenterNarrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed a contract with Japan’s ispace, inc. on 14 April 2021 for ispace to provide payload delivery services for the Emirates Lunar Mission.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CenterOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021MBRSC Teams Up with Japan’s ispace on Emirates Lunar Mission

NASA and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre entered a reimbursable Space Act Agreement in September 2020 to allow the two new UAE astronauts to train as part of NASA’s new astronaut class and to enable Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi to undergo separate training at the Johnson Space Center.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CenterNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2021UAE selects new astronauts, including first woman

DMSat-1 is an atmospheric monitoring smallsat developed by Space Flight Laboratory for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

Space Flight Laboratory developed DMSat-1 under contract to the Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

Space Flight Laboratory developed DMSat-1 under contract to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CenterNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory

DMSAT-1 is a smallsat developed for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to perform multi-spectral observations in the visible and near-infrared bands to detect and monitor aerosols in the upper atmosphere.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductMar 16, 2021From Baikonur, 38 SmallSats Preparing For Push To Orbit By GK Launch Services

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre will seek international partners or commercial providers to deliver the lander to the moon.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductOct 6, 2020UAE to develop small lunar rover

Hope is a 1,350-kilogram spacecraft developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates.

Mentioned as: Mohammed bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductJul 19, 2020UAE’s Hope mission on its way to Mars

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre received 4,305 applications from UAE citizens to become astronauts.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductMay 11, 2020UAE to select next astronauts in January

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced on 2020-05-10 that it received 4,305 astronaut applications.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CenterNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2020UAE to select next astronauts in January

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre received more than 4,000 applications for its astronaut program.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductOct 25, 2019UAE plans to expand astronaut corps

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre's strategic objectives include launching the UAE's first astronaut and establishing a sustainable program to continue launching astronauts.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreTechnical ProductOct 25, 2019UAE plans to expand astronaut corps

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.

Mentioned as: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space CentreOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2018Inmarsat books Japanese H3 rocket’s first commercial launch
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