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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business
Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global security company, on Saturday announced the successful launch of the MYSAT-1 CubeSat to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The launch took place at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, US and was attended by a group of Khalifa University students and faculty who have participated in the development of the nanosatellite.
Developed in the Yahsat Space Lab by the students of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the miniature satellite (also known as a CubeSat) will be used for educational and research purposes once it is deployed to its final orbit in the beginning of 2019. The nanosatellite carries two payloads, including a camera to take images of the UAE from space, demonstrating the process of remote sensing, as well as an innovative lithium-ion battery developed at Khalifa University to be tested in the extreme temperatures and radiation in space.