# KhalifaSat
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: mbrsc
- **platform**: si-300
- **launch vehicle**: jaxa-h-iia
- **actual launch**: 2018-10-29
- **orbit type**: 613 km sun-synchronous, 98.13 deg inclination
- **swath km**: 12
- **tasking supported**: true
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: mbrsc
- **attributes**: {"operator":"mbrsc","platform":"si-300","launch_vehicle":"jaxa-h-iia","actual_launch":"2018-10-29","orbit_type":"613 km sun-synchronous, 98.13 deg inclination","swath_km":12,"tasking_supported":true}

## Editorial
KhalifaSat is a UAE high-resolution optical Earth-observation mission launched on H-IIA from Tanegashima on 2018-10-29 [^wikipedia-khalifasat][^h-iia-wikipedia]. It operates in a 613 km sun-synchronous orbit at 98.13 deg inclination on an SI-300 bus [^khalifasat-archived-technical]. Its pushbroom camera system provides 0.70 m panchromatic and 2.98 m multispectral ground sampling, 12 km single-strip swath, and area imaging up to 36 km [^khalifasat-archived-technical]. The mission supports urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, environmental monitoring, and disaster-relief use cases [^khalifasat-archived-technical].

## Compositional position
- KhalifaSat --[mission_payloads]--> khalifasat-camera-system (products)
- KhalifaSat --[mission_buses]--> si-300 (products)
- KhalifaSat --[related-topic]--> urban-change (topics)
- KhalifaSat --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- KhalifaSat --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)

## Sources
- [khalifasat-archived-technical] | Technical specifications of KhalifaSat, archived official project site | https://web.archive.org/web/20180405151721/http://khalifasat-thejourney.com/technical-specifications-of-khalifasat-website/ | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-06-21
- [wikipedia-khalifasat] | KhalifaSat, Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KhalifaSat | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21
  Used as lower-tier cross-check because live MBRSC pages were not reachable through search.
- [h-iia-wikipedia] | H-IIA launch history, F40 entry | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21
  Used as lower-tier cross-check for H-IIA F40 payload manifest and UTC launch time.

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