DubaiSat 2 Engineers. Photo: EIAST

[Via Satellite 11-04-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) announced that it has moved the DubaiSat 2 satellite from South Korea to Russia. DubaiSat 2 will be launched on a Dnepr Rocket through the Moscow-based International Space Company Kosmotras, from Yasny Launch Base. As part of its initiative to support the UAE’s World Expo 2020 bid, EIAST further revealed that the Expo 2020 logo will be displayed on the DubaiSat 2 launcher rocket.

“Over the past five years, our team of engineers at the institution has developed DubaiSat 2 under the supervision of our strategic partner Satrec Initiative. This alliance offers the opportunity to leverage expertise in space technology and boost national competencies in the hope of manufacturing satellites within the homeland soon,” said H.E. Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general, EIAST.

The organization was established by the Dubai Government in 2006 with the goal of promoting a culture of advanced scientific research and technological innovation in Dubai and the UAE. It is mainly involved in outer space research and development, satellite manufacturing and systems development, space imaging, and ground station services and support for other satellites.