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UAE launches mini satellite MeznSat into space
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 28 - 09 - 2020

The UAE's MeznSat, a national project in partnership between UAE Space Agency, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), and Khalifa University (KU), lifted off aboard a Soyuz-2b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
A nanosatellite, MeznSat weighs around 2.7kg, and measures 10cm x 10cm x 30cm. A team of KU post-graduate students and AURAK undergraduate students will monitor, process and analyze the data sent to the ground station at KU's Yahsat laboratory and the supporting ground station at AURAK.
MeznSat aims to enrich scientific research and organize space-related activities while studying the Greenhouse Gas and red tide phenomenon in the UAE's atmosphere.
The UAE's MeznSat will study and detect the Greenhouse Gas, GHG, concentrations, carbon dioxide, and methane, using a shortwave infrared spectrometer.
The students of Khalifa University and the American University of Ras Al Khaimah will monitor, process, and analyze the data from the primary ground station in Yahsat Space Lab in Khalifa University and the secondary ground station in AURAK.
The Agency confirmed the completion of all special preparations for placing the satellite on the launch pad and successfully conducting experiments and final checks regarding the readiness of the satellite.
With this launch, "MeznSat" will join the 10 satellites launched by the UAE to develop the national capabilities, to enhance scientific research activities, and to regulate the activities of the national space sector.
The new satellite is scheduled to reach orbit next November, that is, a month after its launch. Once in orbit, the team of students will then monitor, process and analyze the data from a ground station in the UAE.
The processes and expertise involved in monitoring the atmosphere are similar to those employed during conventional earth observation programs.
The project will support Emirati young people in developing the skills necessary for the UAE's ambitious National Space Programme and its future projects.
Using a visible camera, as well as a shortwave infrared spectrometer, the satellite will measure the abundance and distribution of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
It will also provide valuable insight into the concentration of nutrients in the coastal waters of the Arabian Gulf, which will allow for more accurate predictions of algal blooms and support the timely implementation of relevant precautionary measures. — WAM


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