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Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is a Government of Dubai space centre headquartered in Dubai, with a mandate spanning satellite development, astronaut activities, space science R&D, and lunar or planetary exploration.^[1] Its institutional history has two relevant dates: EIAST was established on 6 February 2006, and the current MBRSC legal form was created on 17 April 2015.^[2]^[1] Its EO portfolio includes DubaiSat-1, DubaiSat-2, KhalifaSat, MBZ-SAT, and Etihad-SAT, alongside DMSat-1 for atmospheric monitoring.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] For buyers, MBRSC is an active public operator and developer of UAE EO capacity, including optical imaging and, through Etihad-SAT, SAR capability.^[8]

Operates

DubaiSat-1Ended
Launched 2009-07-29 / Sun-synchronous LEO, approximately 666-681 km / 20 km swath
DubaiSat-2Extended operations
Launched 2013-11-21 / Sun-synchronous LEO, approximately 600 km / 8 day revisit / 12.2 km swath
KhalifaSat
Launched 2018-10-29 / 613 km sun-synchronous, 98.13 deg inclination / 12 km swath
MBZ-SATOperational
Launched 2025-01-14 / Low Earth orbit SSO, 500-550 km altitude
Etihad-SATOperational
Launched 2025-03-15 / Low Earth orbit, ~500 km

Manufactures

DMSat-1 CubeSat busBus
Micro / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
MBZ-SAT spacecraft platformBus
Medium / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator

Sources

[1]About MBRSC - Official Siteagency doc2026-06-20
[2]Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
[3]DubaiSat-1 - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
[4]DubaiSat-2 - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
[5]KhalifaSat - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
[6]MBRSC Successful Launch of MBZ-SAT - UAE Media Officeagency doc2026-06-20
[7]DMSat-1 Launch - SFL/UTIASoperator press2026-06-20
[8]Etihad-SAT SAR Satellite Launch - MBRSCagency doc2026-06-20
[9]Riyadh 2024: Salem Al Marri Director General MBRSC - SpaceWatchthird party2026-06-20
[10]MBZ-SAT - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20

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@misc{eoatlas:companies:mbrsc,
  title = {Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/mbrsc}
}