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The UAE Wants to Build Satellites. This Is Its First Big Test
The UAE Wants to Build Satellites. This Is Its First Big Test
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Inside a clean room in Abu Dhabi,
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a new space company is getting ready for its first real test in orbit.
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Orbitworks is preparing to launch its first satellite.
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You can only do this one time, and do it right,
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and it means our credibility and our heritage is dependent on it.
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If it works, it could give the company an early proof point in
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the UAE's push to move from buying space technology to building it.
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Getting that first milestone where we have a satellite built, manufactured here in the UAE,
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tested and launched and be able to operate, that's a milestone that I think is a once in a lifetime.
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The space economy we know is becoming increasingly competitive. So,
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let's take a step back. Where does Orbitworks actually fit in?
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Well, we're a new company. We just started only about 2 years ago,
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but we have big ambitions. We hope to be one of the top 10 companies in
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the next 10 years when it comes to earth observation and satellite manufacturing.
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How many of your components are being built domestically verse being imported from overseas?
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So right now, 100% of our components are being imported from overseas.
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We didn't want to take all of the risks. It's already risky enough
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to start a satellite manufacturing facility in the beginning and then start to also build
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your components, because with every component manufacturing the risk goes higher and higher.
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Orbitworks next proof point is Altair, its planned AI- enabled earth observation constellation.
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Earth observation satellites collect images and other data about what's happening on the ground.
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Orbitworks says Altair is designed to go a step further, combining multiple sensors with onboard
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processing so some of that information can be analyzed in orbit and delivered
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faster to customers. The first satellite is being readied in Abu Dhabi ahead of launch.
