The nanosatellite Nayif-1 launched into space a week ago has transmitted its first message in Arabic, Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced on Wednesday.
Nayif-1’s first message was a quote by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai: ‘‘The renaissance of peoples, nations and civilizations starts with education; and the future of nations starts at their schools.’’
The 1.32kg nanosatellite its message to its ground station at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), under the supervision of a team of engineers from MBRSC and university professors, as well as MBRSC’s knowledge transfer partner, Innovative Solutions in Space NL.
Nayif-1’s main mission objective is to send and receive messages on Amateur Radio frequencies and stands out as the first 1U nanosatellite that is programmed to transfer text messages in the Arabic language.