DubaiSat-2
DubaiSat-2 (Arabic: دبي سات-2) is an electro-optical Earth observation satellite built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) under an agreement with Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea. MBRSC's objective with DubaiSat-2 is to provide electro-optical images, that can be commercialized, for users within the United Arab Emirates and beyond and to develop and implement new technologies not used in DubaiSat-1. MBRSC also intends to continue manpower training for the UAE's space program. 16 UAE engineers have been working on the design, development, testing and manufacturing of the satellite. The participation of the UAE engineers, who are currently working in South Korea, has increased by 100 percent from the DubaiSat-1 project.
An artist rendering of DubaiSat-2 | |
| Mission type | Remote sensing |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-066D |
| SATCAT no. | 39419 |
| Mission duration | 5 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SI-300 |
| Manufacturer | Satrec Initiative |
| Launch mass | ~300 kilograms (660 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1,500 by 1,950 millimetres (59 by 77 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 November 2013, 07:10:16 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky 370/13 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 600 kilometres (370 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 600 kilometres (370 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.8 degrees |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Main camera | |
| Name | HiRAIS |
| Resolution | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |