Dubai, Dec seven: The Emirates establishment for Advanced Science and Technology has proclaimed that the recently launched DubaiSat-2 earth observation satellite has with success been deployed in its orbit and every one systems are tested with success.

“The launch of DubaiSat-2 marks a milestone for EIAST. Our team has participated within the style and development of 50 % of this mission and it’s seized 5 years of development. it’s a awfully proud moment for us,” Salem Al red gum, assistant director general for scientific and technical affairs, EIAST, said.

The first communication with DubaiSat-2 was established simply over an hour once separation from the Dnepr rocket and therefore the mission vital telescope with success captured the primary image simply twenty four hours once launch. the world captured was of Seer Bani Yas island in Abu Dhabi.

The satellite, that provides pictures with one metre resolution, could be a joint effort between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea. It weighs 300 kg and is 2 metre tall and one metre wide.

DubaiSat-2 was initiated house from the Yasny Launch Base in Russia on board the Dnepr area launch vehicle Nov twenty one.