The UAE Wants to Build Satellites. This Is Its First Big Test

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0:00Inside a clean room in Abu Dhabi,

0:02a new space company is getting ready for its first real test in orbit.

0:08Orbitworks is preparing to launch its first satellite.

0:12You can only do this one time, and do it right,

0:15and it means our credibility and our heritage is dependent on it.

0:19If it works, it could give the company an early proof point in

0:23the UAE's push to move from buying space technology to building it.

0:27Getting that first milestone where we have a satellite built, manufactured here in the UAE,

0:32tested and launched and be able to operate, that's a milestone that I think is a once in a lifetime.

0:39The space economy we know is becoming increasingly competitive. So,

0:42let's take a step back. Where does Orbitworks actually fit in?

0:46Well, we're a new company. We just started only about 2 years ago,

0:50but we have big ambitions. We hope to be one of the top 10 companies in

0:54the next 10 years when it comes to earth observation and satellite manufacturing.

0:59How many of your components are being built domestically verse being imported from overseas?

1:05So right now, 100% of our components are being imported from overseas.

1:10We didn't want to take all of the risks. It's already risky enough

1:15to start a satellite manufacturing facility in the beginning and then start to also build

1:20your components, because with every component manufacturing the risk goes higher and higher.

1:25Orbitworks next proof point is Altair, its planned AI- enabled earth observation constellation.

1:32Earth observation satellites collect images and other data about what's happening on the ground.

1:38Orbitworks says Altair is designed to go a step further, combining multiple sensors with onboard

1:44processing so some of that information can be analyzed in orbit and delivered

1:50faster to customers. The first satellite is being readied in Abu Dhabi ahead of launch.