# Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["mbrsc.ae"]
- **country**: United Arab Emirates
- **website**: https://www.mbrsc.ae
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"mbrsc.ae\"]","country":"United Arab Emirates","website":"https://www.mbrsc.ae"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
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.[^mbrsc-about] 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.[^wikipedia-mbrsc][^mbrsc-about] Its EO portfolio includes DubaiSat-1, DubaiSat-2, KhalifaSat, MBZ-SAT, and Etihad-SAT, alongside DMSat-1 for atmospheric monitoring.[^wikipedia-dubaisat1][^wikipedia-dubaisat2][^wikipedia-khalifasat][^mediaoffice-mbzsat-2025][^sfl-dmsat1-2021][^mbrsc-etihadsat-2025] For buyers, MBRSC is an active public operator and developer of UAE EO capacity, including optical imaging and, through Etihad-SAT, SAR capability.[^mbrsc-etihadsat-2025]

## Sources
- [wikipedia-mbrsc] | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Space_Centre | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [mbrsc-about] | About MBRSC - Official Site | https://www.mbrsc.ae/about/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [spacewatch-almarri-2024] | Riyadh 2024: Salem Al Marri Director General MBRSC - SpaceWatch | https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/riyadh-2024-salem-al-marri-director-general-of-mbrsc/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
- [wikipedia-dubaisat1] | DubaiSat-1 - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DubaiSat-1 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [wikipedia-dubaisat2] | DubaiSat-2 - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DubaiSat-2 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [wikipedia-khalifasat] | KhalifaSat - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KhalifaSat | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [wikipedia-mbzsat] | MBZ-SAT - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBZ-SAT | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [mediaoffice-mbzsat-2025] | MBRSC Successful Launch of MBZ-SAT - UAE Media Office | https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2025/january/15-01/mbrsc-announces-the-successful-launch-of-mbz-sat | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [sfl-dmsat1-2021] | DMSat-1 Launch - SFL/UTIAS | https://www.utias-sfl.net/dubai-municipality-and-mbrsc-to-launch-regions-first-environmental-nanometric-satellite-on-march-20/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-20
- [mbrsc-etihadsat-2025] | Etihad-SAT SAR Satellite Launch - MBRSC | https://www.mbrsc.ae/mbrsc-announces-details-of-the-launch-of-etihad-sat-its-first-sar-satellite/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20

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