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MBZ-SAT [MBRSC]
The MBZ-SAT satellite is a 750-kilogram high resolution earth-observation satellite developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai.
The satellite represents a significant technological advancement over its predecessor KhalifaSat, offering double the image capture accuracy, four times faster data transfer rates, and producing ten times more imagery. With a mass of 750 kg and measuring 3 m × 5 m, MBZ-SAT is designed to support a variety of civil and governmental applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, navigation, infrastructure management, and disaster relief.
It was launched on 14 January 2025 aboard a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, and placed into a Sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit at an altitude of 500550 km.
| Nation: | United Arab Emirates |
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| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | MBRSC |
| Contractors: | MBRSC |
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| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | ~750 kg |
| Orbit: | 511 km Ũ 517 km, 97.44° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| MBZ-SAT | 2025-009T ? | 14.01.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with MBZ-SAT, W-Series 2, Garai A, SIGI 1, FGN-100 d1, Pelican 2, ICEYE X41, X42, X44, X45, Lyra 1, Firefly 1, 2, 3, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1, ŅuSat 45, NORSAT 4, Jay C, D1, D2, SkyBee A01, ION-SCV 014, 016, Sedna 2, LOGSATS 2 PoSAT 2, Skylink 1, 2, HADES R, Hydra T, HYPE-AGH, POQUITO, PROMETHEUS 1, Impulse 2, Bluebon, FossaSat 2E20, Ray 1.0, Balkan 1, GESat GEN1, PAUSAT 1, Centauri 7, 8, SatGus, SATurnin 1, BRO 16, Edison 1, FOREST 3, AE1c, AE1d, Buzzer 1, Connecta-IoT 5, ..., 8, Elevation 1, OTTER, SCOT, TROLL, AlAinSat 1, ANSER L-S, Flock-4g 1, ..., 36, FUSION 1, InnoCubE, IRIS F2, F3, Lemur-2 197, ..., 202, LIME, PARUS T1, HCT-Sat 1, TechEdSat 22, Veery 0F, FossaSat 2E18, 2E19 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
- MBRSC: MBZ-SAT
