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In pictures: KhalifaSat captures lockdown images of world’s biggest airports
The images were taken during the temporary suspension of the movement of air traffic, in light of the measures taken globally to limit the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, and to emphasise that ‘We Will Win’ the fight against this pandemic.
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What Makkah’s Grand Mosque looks like from outer space
An image of the Grand Mosque of Makkah was taken by the UAE’s KhalifaSat on the first day of Eid Al Adha
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Revealed: the first image sent by UAE’s KhalifaSat
KhalifaSat, the first 100% Emirati-engineered and developed satellite, has sent its first photo from space – an image of Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah
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In pictures: UAE leaders receive KhalifaSAT Emirati engineering team
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the Emirati engineering team that helped design, build, and launch KhalifaSAT into orbit. The reception ceremony was held at the Za’abeel Palace in Dubai.
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UAE’s KhalifaSat successfully launches into space
First 100% Emirati-engineered and developed satellite launches from Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan onboard the H-IIA rocket
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Watch: UAE’s KhalifaSat set to launch into orbit
The launch of the first satellite fully built in the UAE by a team of Emirati engineers will be streamed live
Dr Mohamed Nasser Al Ahbabi
UAE Space Agency chief hails Emirati achievement on KhalifaSat
Director-general of the UAE Space Agency has applauded efforts to launch the first Emirati-built satellite in October
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First Emirati-built satellite to launch into space on October 29
KhalifaSat, the first satellite fully built in the UAE by a team of Emirati engineers, will be fired into orbit on October 29, says Dubai Crown Prince
Dr Mohamed Nasser Al Ahbabi
UAE’s KhalifaSat set to launch before end of 2018
UAE Space Agency boss says planning to launch another satellite dedicated to educational and research purposes in the coming few months
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Video: UAE satellite KhalifaSat flies on Emirates SkyCargo
Watch Emirates SkyCargo transport KhalifaSat, the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).