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New satellite-manufacturing player in town:<\/strong> Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group launched a new space company named Fada, derived from the Arabic word for space, according to a press release<\/a>. The company is establishing advanced facilities to develop, assemble and test satellite systems, including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SA<\/p>\n

R), Optical (EO) payloads, and satellite cybersecurity. It aims to be a comprehensive provider of space solutions for local and international clients.<\/p>\n

The details: <\/strong>Fada will be based in a new Abu Dhabi facility. The facility is currently in its design phase, president of space and cybertech at Edge, Walid Al Mesmari told the National<\/a>, without disclosing a specific completion date.<\/p>\n

Fada will develop the UAE Space Agency\u2019s Sirb constellation<\/strong> \u2014 comprising radar imaging satellites \u2014 after securing a contract<\/a> for the project last year, according to the statement. The company plans to complete its first satellite for launch in 2026, in a partnership with geospatial solutions firm Bayanat<\/a> and Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat)<\/a> that will see Fada handle development while the partners manage satellite operations and data.<\/p>\n

ICYMI- The UAE has ambitious space and satellite-making plans ahead. <\/strong>Last month<\/a>, Abu Dhabi-based space and deeptech investor and International Holding Company-backed Marlan<\/a> and US-based startup Loft Orbital<\/a> set up a joint venture to mass manufacture satellites for the first time in the Middle East. Bayanat and Yahsat also plan to launch<\/a> eight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites over the next three years, after launching the UAE\u2019s first low Earth orbit SAR satellite from California\u2019s Vandenberg Space Force Base last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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