Follow-up: Nazik Issa
The first call signal was received from the “Sharjah Sat 1” satellite, which was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, said: “Shortly, we received the first call signal from our satellite, Sharjah Sat 1, and it is now ready to start its scientific and research missions. Bless the efforts and move forward.”
The estimated life of the cube satellite is three years, which can be increased, according to the effect of solar radiation on the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere due to its proximity to the low Earth orbit (550 km), around which SharjahSat 1 revolves.
It relied on previous global experiences in building and testing the cube satellite, according to the classifications and standards set by international space agencies such as “NASA” and others. The cube satellite, which is the size of 3 units, contains two main and sub payloads. Studying the radiation emanating from the sun and some radiant celestial bodies in the Milky Way and measuring the effect of X-rays on the Earth’s atmosphere, while the second payload consists of two high-quality optical cameras to achieve the purposes of photographing the globe.
It is noteworthy that the project started from the Cube Satellite Laboratory at the Academy, which is equipped with the equipment and facilities necessary for the design and operation of the satellite, such as the high-performance workstation and the software required for designing, simulating and analyzing the mission in the space environment, in addition to the ISO6-certified clean room, and the operating ground station. with different frequencies such as VHF/UHF.
