The Emirati SIRB satellite passed its Critical Design Review (CDR) in recent weeks. Launch is planned for 2028.
SIRB is a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). It is being developed by a partnership of three companies. FADA, an EDGE Group company, is the program’s prime contractor. Italy’s MetaSensing supplies the radar payload, and Singapore’s ST Engineering provides the satellite platform.
The current contract covers 1 satellite, but the roadmap calls for 3. Together they would form a next-generation SAR Earth observation constellation in LEO.
The goal is to give the United Arab Emirates an autonomous high-resolution capability to monitor its territory, with a particular focus on national borders and critical infrastructure.
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