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2239) KHALIFASAT, a project by MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre), United Arab Emirates: A unique Souvenir Sheet and 3 Stamp variants have been issued by Emirates Post: Date of Stamp issue: 07.07.2019:

2239) KHALIFASAT, a project by MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre), United Arab Emirates: A unique Souvenir Sheet and 3 Stamp variants have been issued by Emirates Post: Date of Stamp issue: 07.07.2019:

KhalifaSat is the first Emirati satellite that is 100% developed in the facilities of MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre) in the UAE at the hands of Emirati engineers. 

It is one of the most technologically advanced remote sensing observation satellites. With five patents, this technological icon was manufactured by a team of Emirati engineers from MBRSC.

KhalifaSat is a source of inspiration for Emirati generations because it is the first satellite to be fully manufactured in the UAE. 

It is considered one of the first productions of the advanced technology industry in the UAE. It represents the plans of MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre) aimed at developing a generation of Emirati scientists and engineers who will contribute to ambitious space projects over the next decade. 

This project is also a reflection of MBRSC’s strategy to encourage innovation and stimulate technological progress in the UAE.

KhalifaSat is providing high-quality detailed imagery enabling the UAE to provide competitive services all over the world in the satellite imagery sector. 

The images provided are being used in urban planning and management, which ensures effective optimisation of land use and realistic infrastructure proposals. 

The images will be used in developing detailed maps of targeted areas and monitoring major engineering and construction projects. In the field of environmental protection, KhalifaSat is monitoring environmental changes locally and internationally to support global efforts exerted to preserve the environment. 

Therefore, KhalifaSat is providing detailed imagery of the ice caps in the North and South Poles, helping to detect the effects of global warming. It is also providing detailed images of the areas that require close monitoring such as the ice caps in the North and South Poles.

Commemorating the history of this scientific achievement and promoting it locally and globally, Emirates Post has issued a set of commemorative stamps on KhalifaSat, in addition to a distinguished Souvenir Sheet.

If one tilts the Souvenir Sheet from side to side, the Khalifasat image seems to be orbiting around the Globe in its allotted trajectory.


The Three Stamp Sheet of 3.00 AED each

Technical Specifications:

Name of the Issue: KhalifaSat Satellite

Release Date: 7 July 2019

Denominations: AED 3 (3 Different Designs)

Souvenir Sheet: AED 35

Size(s): 43.00 mm x 55.00 mm, 30.00 x31.00 mm, 21.50 mm x76.50 mm in sheets of 3 stamps

Designer: Emirates Post in cooperation with Mohammed bin Rashd Space Centre 

Printing Method: Offset lithography+embossing on satellite image+UV varnish

Printer: Cartor Printing Press - France

Quantities

Stamps: 90,000 pieces

 Souvenir Sheets: 4,000 pieces




(The above Souvenir Stamp Sheet is from the collection of Jayant Biswas. Post researched and compiled by Rajeev Prasad)




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