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Today, the “Fi Experimental” satellite was successfully launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, aboard the Soyuz-2 rocket, as part of the initiative to host the “Fi” satellite payload.
This pioneering initiative led by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs aims to increase the number of countries benefiting from capacity-building activities to develop and manufacture satellite innovations as a prior step to complete their development, including support for technical knowledge, engineering operations and related infrastructure. at an economical cost.
The satellite is 100% Emirati-made, as all mechanical parts of the satellite were manufactured in the UAE in cooperation with the private sector, while the “Fi Experimental” satellite mission will develop space technology, as its innovative design and functions make it the first of its kind in the Middle East, what It makes the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center a leader in space exploration and satellite technology.
The launch will go through several stages, starting with the separation phase, after which a two-hour countdown will begin for the team to receive at the ground station of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center the first signal from the satellite, and this communication will be used to verify the safety of the spacecraft and its readiness to face launch disturbances.
After 24 hours have passed since the satellite reached its specified orbit at an altitude of about 550 km, the satellite will be controlled from within the laboratories of the American University in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, and the second contact will be made at this stage, which will be a success for launching the mission.
