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Global climate change and its impact on our planet is no more a cock and bull story or a conspiracy theory. It is a known fact that if global temperatures continue to rise and greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activities keep rising at the current level, the earth will be uninhabitable.
It is a fine balancing act for countries to pursue the development goals of today without derailing the prospects for the coming generations to have a healthy future.
As a country that has unapologetically pursued infrastructure development projects in the last decades, the UAE has but shown enormous political will and vision to embrace a sustainable future and accelerate action to mitigate carbon footprint.
How DMSat-1 will help Dubai contribute to combating global climate change
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How Dubai s DMSat-1 will help study sandstorms, fight global climate change
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Dubai Municipality, MBRSC to launch region’s first environmental nanometric satellite on 20 March
DUBAI, 10th March, 2021 (WAM) Dubai Municipality, in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has announced that it is preparing to launch the DMSat-1 satellite, the region’s first environmental nanometric satellite, on 20th March, 2021.
The launch is part of a high-technology project undertaken to develop solutions to environmental challenges and address climate change. The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The rocket will be launched at 9:07 am Moscow time (10:07 am UAE time). The satellite is expected to separate from the launch vehicle into its orbit at 2:20 pm (UAE Time), and send its first signal at 3:00 pm (UAE Time).