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UAE Space Agency (UAESA) Overview

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) is the federal space agency of the UAE government responsible for developing and regulating the UAE’s space industry.

Established in 2014, the UAESA is responsible for establishing partnerships, assisting academic programmes, advancing national and regional space exploration. It also invests in research, development, and commercial space projects.

The UAE uses advanced technology in satellite communications services, with satellites in orbit specialising in various applications including mobile communications, satellite photography, television and radio broadcasting, internet and military purposes.

In August 2024 the UAE launched its first SAR satellite and in January 2025 it entered a new space partnership to send its first Emirati astronaut to orbit the Moon as part of the Nasa-led Lunar Gateway project.

UAE Space Agency (UAESA) News

Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, minister of state at the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with Iris Projects founder Maryam Al Falasi

Corporate art collections on the rise in the UAE

A shiny office tower in the heart of Downtown Dubai may not be an obvious home for a growing international art collection but ICD Brookfield Place is becoming just that.  Among the works or exhibitions it has showcased recently are Canadian visual artist Jordan Söderberg Mill’s light and glass installation Standing Wave, Emirati artist Hashel […]

A Mitsubishi H3 rocket on the launchpad in Japan. The UAE will use the model in its asteroid belt mission

UAE and Mitsubishi sign agreement for asteroid belt mission

The UAE has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide services for its 2028 mission to the asteroid belt.  The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt – the first multiple-asteroid tour and landing mission to the main belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter – will launch the Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer spacecraft […]

Orbitworks will collaborate with US-based Loft Orbital to fly any payload to orbit in the shortest time possible

New UAE space company to develop 50 satellites per year

A $100 million space company, backed by Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company, will become the first company in the UAE to develop commercial low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Orbitworks, a joint venture between Marlan Space and US-headquartered Loft Orbital, will be the Middle East’s first private space infrastructure company. It plans to develop 50 satellites […]

Watching the launch of the Hope Mars probe at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. The centre's assistant director says private sector involvement is essential

Private sector ‘always better’ says UAE space industry head

The UAE is working to lure greater private sector participation in its space industry, according to an official from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.  “We are putting a lot of effort towards including the private sector in our projects,” Mohammad Al Ghafri, assistant director general of the aerospace engineering sector at MBRSC, said this […]

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have implemented the next phase of the Sirb satellite programme

UAE takes next step in developing satellite industry

The Crown Princes of Abu Dhabi and Dubai have launched the execution phase of the UAE’s Sirb satellite programme, which aims to commercialise satellites and the data they generate.  Sirb – Arabic for a flock of birds – consists of a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.  Highly accurate, the satellites will support a wide […]

Taxi in UAE caught in flooding

UAE invests in battle against severe flooding

UAE government bodies and residents are working proactively to combat the impact of severe flooding, as climate change leads to increased levels of rainfall. Dubai Municipality said it received more than 100 emergency calls at the weekend as a result of severe weather conditions, and the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned that heavy […]