Rashid Rover Has Sent First Message to the space centre in Dubai

 

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced that the Rashid Rover has sent its first message to the space centre in Dubai.

In collaboration with the ispace ground station, the Emirates satellite Mission (ELM) team established a mensuration lock with the rover today, followed by a two-hour operation wherever all the subsystems were checked to substantiate the health of the rover. The rover is formally in physiological condition and is about for landing once the four-month cruise phase. Congratulating the ELM Team members, Hamad Obaid AlMansoori, Chairman of MBRSC said:“We are pleased with the successes achieved by this mission. The institution of communication with the Rashid Rover and therefore the steady progress of the mission convey a strong statement regarding the nation' capabilities and its commitment to making sure the success of the approaching phases of satellite exploration.

The immense scope of our technologies and therefore the formidable nature of the mission might gift challenges, however after they are weighed against the potential discoveries which will profit the world, our efforts are infinitely worthwhile.” “We have accomplished the second milestone of the mission, that takes us a step nearer to achieving the mission' goals. With its exceptional objectives, the mission will enhance the UAE' contribution to humanity' scientific progress. The mission embodies the UAE' spirit of innovation and progress, that is driven by the vision of our wise leadership to advance the nation' scientific achievements.” Following the mensuration lock, which represents a hard and fast signal for knowledge transmission, the team at the MBRSC Mission management Centre can receive telemetry data once each thirty seconds throughout the operation. The telemetry data has confirmed that every scheme has been battery-powered on.