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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — The successful launch of the UAE satellite 813 on Wednesday marked a new milestone in space cooperation between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the Shanghai Microsatellite Engineering Center (SECM), the main partner of the project on the Chinese side.
On December 10, the Chinese Lijian-1 Y11 launch vehicle launched satellite 813 into orbit. The launch took place from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. A total of nine satellites were launched simultaneously, including three for international users.
In 2023, the UAE's National Space Science and Technology Centre (NSSTC) signed an agreement with SECM to develop this unique, high-performance hyperspectral satellite. Equipped with advanced Earth observation instruments, it is designed to provide high-quality data to support environmental monitoring, resource exploration, and scientific research.
The current launch is a major achievement in space cooperation between China and the UAE and paves the way for deeper cooperation in the future, SECM noted.
Satellite 813 is the first major space cooperation project between Arab states, led by the UAE. In addition to the satellite, NSSTC also developed the associated mission control system and successfully tested a ground station located at the United Arab Emirates University. The station will receive data from the satellite and distribute it throughout the Arab region.
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