Al-Jazeera – SPA:
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has completed the development and production of two satellites for exploration purposes, SaudiSat 5A and SaudiSat 5B, to join the second generation of the most accurate Saudi remote sensing satellites planned for the launch of this year. The two Saudi satellites were manufactured and fully tested according to international standards in the laboratories and laboratories of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology through Saudi expertise and competences working in the area of satellite industry and development. This achievement comes as a result of the great support of the R & D sector in the Kingdom in general and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in particular of the Keeper of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister. Minister of Defense – God keep them -.
Saudi Sat 5 joins Saudi Arabia's performance in space and satellites The city launched 13 satellites, participated in the moon's exploration mission (Changi 4) with the Chinese side, advanced services for the remote sensing system and launched an advanced tracking and control system Commercial satellite vessels include a total daily coverage of ship movements of up to 30,000 ships around the world. The launch of the two new satellites is in line with the 2030 vision of locating strategic technologies in the Kingdom, maximizing local content and enabling Saudi youths to acquire advanced technologies in the development and production of satellites .
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