# Etihad-SAT
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: mbrsc
- **platform**: spaceeye-r
- **launch vehicle**: spacex-falcon-9
- **current status**: operational
- **actual launch**: 2025-03-15
- **orbit type**: Low Earth orbit, ~500 km
- **tasking supported**: false
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: mbrsc
- **attributes**: {"operator":"mbrsc","platform":"spaceeye-r","launch_vehicle":"spacex-falcon-9","current_status":"operational","actual_launch":"2025-03-15","orbit_type":"Low Earth orbit, ~500 km","tasking_supported":false}

## Editorial
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 [^mbrsc-success][^community-etihad]. 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 [^mbrsc-success]. The mission uses the SpaceEye-R platform, a SAR platform line associated with Satrec's satellite-system portfolio [^satrec-systems].

## Compositional position
- Etihad-SAT --[mission_payloads]--> etihad-sat-sar (products)
- Etihad-SAT --[mission_buses]--> spaceeye-r (products)
- Etihad-SAT --[related-topic]--> oil-spill (topics)
- Etihad-SAT --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- Etihad-SAT --[related-topic]--> vessel-tracking (topics)
- Etihad-SAT --[related-topic]--> crop-stress (topics)

## Sources
- [mbrsc-success] | MBRSC announces successful launch of Etihad-SAT | https://www.mbrsc.ae/mbrsc-announces-successful-launch-of-etihad-sat/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21 | published=2025-03-15
- [mbrsc-details] | MBRSC launch details for Etihad-SAT | https://www.mbrsc.ae/mbrsc-announces-details-of-the-launch-of-etihad-sat-its-first-sar-satellite/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21 | published=2025-02-27
- [satrec-systems] | Satrec Initiative satellite systems and SpaceEye-R | https://www.satreci.com/page/21 | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-06-21
- [community-etihad] | Etihad-SAT public mission record | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etihad-SAT | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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