ARLA/CLUSTER: Nayif-1 - Primeiro CubeSat dos Emirados Árabes Unidos

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

UAE’s first CubeSat Nayif-1

The Dubai based Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and
Technology (EIAST), in partnership with American University of Sharjah
(AUS) are developing the UAE’s first CubeSat Mission, Nayif-1.

It is hoped it will be launched on a Falcon 9 by the end of 2015.

A report in Satellite Pro magazine says students will go through an
intense systems design and testing training and will partake in the
program as their Senior Engineering Design project and participate in
the design, assembly, integration and testing of the CubeSat.

Nayif-1 will carry out a 1U Communication Mission with development
taking place in AUS, EIAST’s facilities and Delft in the Netherlands.

Read the Satellite Pro story at
http://www.satelliteprome.com/news/eiast-launches-uaes-first-cubesat-mission-nayif-1/

Gulf News
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/eiast-and-aus-launch-uae-s-first-cubesat-mission-1.1408034

EIST http://eiast.ae/en