UAE to launch a navigation satellite next year

UAE to launch a navigation satellite next year

"The satellite project funded by the UAE Space Agency aims for technology demonstration and capability build-up, and not meant for adding a navigation system immediately. We try to select a certain technology, design and develop the satellite and payload here and will own the intellectually property rights. And if we are successful, the project can be expanded further," explained the director of the NSSTC, which was jointly established by UAE University in Al Ain, the UAE Space Agency and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ICT-Fund).No replacement for global systems The new satellite is not aimed at replacing any existing Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GNSS, the director clarified."For us, it is a project to develop local capabilities in designing and building the satellite and payload. It is an initial work and several