An agreement was signed between International Emerging Technologies Company (ETCO) and Virgin Orbit to prepare satellite launch platforms in the Sultanate of Oman.
"With the support of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, International Emerging Technologies Company (ETCO) signs a strategic agreement with Virgin Orbit of America to prepare satellite launch platforms in the Sultanate of Oman and enhance cooperation in space sector technologies and related projects," Oman News Agency (ONA), said in a statement.
Under the agreement, the establishment and launch of satellites in low Earth orbit will be studied to conduct pioneering scientific research, capture high-resolution images of space, and digitally analyse data and images collected from orbit by employing the latest solutions.