Dubai to launch region’s first environmental nano satellite

Dubai to launch region’s first environmental nano satellite

The Government of Dubai has announced it is preparing to launch the region's first environmental nanometric satellite this month.

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The DMSat-1 satellite is part of a high-technology project undertaken to develop solutions to environmental challenges and address climate change. It will be launched on March 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

What it will do

Using state-of-the-art space technologies, DMSat-1 will monitor, collect and analyse environmental data as well as measure air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

The environmental satellite will also help create maps of the concentration and distribution of greenhouse gases in Dubai and the UAE and study seasonal changes in the presence of these gases.

Data provided by the satellite will be used in several areas, including finding solutions to environmental challenges, developing long-term plans to address urban pollution and climate change, and environmental forecasting in Dubai.

This data will also help enhance the emirate's leading role in developing quality projects and pioneering research in the area of climate change.

The DMSat-1 project will help build new capabilities in the field of environmental