UAE launches mini satellite MeznSat into space

UAE launches mini satellite MeznSat into space

MeznSat, the UAE Space Agency's latest satellite, is set for launch from the Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia today as part of the country's ambitious space strategy.MeznSat, which detects greenhouse gas concentrations, was built by students from the Khalifa University and the American University of Ras Al Khaimah. The probe once in orbit will send data to the two universities' ground stations, where it will be analyzed and processed, state news agency WAM reported“Climate change has widely been attributed to the increase in GHGs in the atmosphere as a result of human activities. The impacts of climate change are expected to include shortage of water quantity and quality in most arid and semi-arid areas, and low agricultural productivity throughout the tropics and subtropics, accompanied by damage to ecosystems and