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The project reflects the University\u2019s commitment to support its students and develop their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored and supervised by the UAE Space Agency, MeznSat was developed by AURAK in collaboration with Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. The satellite is the first student-built satellite in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, President of AURAK, said: \u201cThe MeznSat launch is a great achievement for the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and I am extremely proud of the dedication, effort and skill shown by the students. This moment is the culmination of three years of hard work and it shows the capability and professionalism of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wise leadership of the UAE has placed the nation\u2019s space program at the forefront of its vision for the future and this launch marks another achievement in this field,\u201d added Prof. Al Alkim.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Abdul-Halim Jallad, a faculty member at AURAK\u2019s Engineering School, has led the project since its inception. He, too, spoke of his pride in seeing the satellite launch successfully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled for the students, as this MeznSat project has been a big part of all our lives and to see the launch go so well is just reward for their efforts,\u201d Dr. Jallad said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe satellite was completely designed and manufactured by the AURAK students, who prepared the ground station, developed a work plan and manufactured all the parts of the satellite, including the special camera and receiving station,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis MeznSat project has been a journey for the students, both in an educational sense and in terms of their own personal development, and I know that each of them will go on to achieve their career goals, as they are an intelligent and hard-working group,\u201d Dr. Jallad concluded.<\/p>\n<p>MeznSat was launched in a Soyuz-2 rocket from Russia today. It will orbit the Earth 565km above sea level on a mission expected to last three years. A ground station at AURAK\u2019s space lab will monitor its movements and collect data that will be sent to Khalifa University for analysis.<\/p>\n<p>MeznSat was devised to provide the space industry in the UAE with well-trained graduates who have practical experience, while also creating opportunities for advanced space research. Through this project and future projects, AURAK aims to become a major center in the field of space engineering in the UAE and the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satellite built by American University of Ras Al Khaimah students launches into space under the supervision of the UAE Space Agency The launch of the MeznSat satellite is a noteworthy accomplishment and a significant contribution from Ras Al Khaimah to the UAE\u2019s position in the global space sector, asserted the American University of Ras Al [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"press_release_topic":[58,61,62,67],"latest_news_topic":[],"class_list":["post-1986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-center","category-press-releases","press_release_topic-arts-culture-and-entertainment","press_release_topic-community-life","press_release_topic-education","press_release_topic-projects-and-developments"],"acf":{"header_desc":"","header_image":false,"pdf_file":false,"hi-res_image":false,"related_to_hh":"no","hidden_photo_gallery":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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