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Etihad-SAT
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
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Etihad-SAT is a UAE low-Earth-orbit synthetic-aperture radar Earth-observation mission launched on 2025-03-15 and placed at about 500 km altitude [1][2]. Its SAR payload supports spot, scan, and strip imaging modes for all-weather observation, with applications including oil-spill detection, natural-disaster management, maritime navigation, smart agriculture, and environmental monitoring [1]. The mission uses the SpaceEye-R platform, a SAR platform line associated with Satrec's satellite-system portfolio [3].
All fields
| current status | operational |
| operator | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
| platform | spaceeye-r |
| launch vehicle | spacex-falcon-9 |
| Launched | 2025-03-15 |
| orbit type | Low Earth orbit, ~500 km |
| tasking supported | false |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]MBRSC announces successful launch of Etihad-SATagency doc2025-03-152026-06-21
- [2]MBRSC launch details for Etihad-SATagency doc2025-02-272026-06-21
- [3]Satrec Initiative satellite systems and SpaceEye-Roperator datasheet-2026-06-21
- [4]Etihad-SAT public mission recordcommunity-2026-06-21