Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, collaborated with Yahsat to successfully launch the UAE’s first Low Earth Orbit Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite. This milestone, achieved through ICEYE’s collaboration and Exolaunch’s launch of SpaceX’s Transporter 11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, represents a substantial increase in Earth observation capabilities.
The Earth Observation Space Program seeks to create national capabilities in satellite remote sensing by providing regular, high-definition imagery for disaster management, marine surveillance, and smart mobility.
The SAR satellite uses active sensing technology to collect high-resolution photos of the Earth’s surface, regardless of weather or sunshine. This capacity allows for continuous, day-and-night imaging. “Our new SAR satellite constellation strengthens our leadership in AI-powered geospatial analytics and demonstrates the value of our collaboration with ICEYE and Yahsat,” said Hasan Al Hosani, Bayanat’s Managing Director.
Over the following three years, the SAR satellite constellation will expand its position as a multi-orbit satellite operator, encompassing geostationary and low-earth orbit satellites, and will help to grow satellite manufacturing in the UAE.
The Earth Observation Space Program seeks to create national capabilities in satellite remote sensing by providing regular, high-definition imagery for disaster management, marine surveillance, and smart mobility.
