The first Omani satellite completes the merger phase with the `Launcher One` spacecraft

Weather of Arabia - The Omani emerging global technology company "ITCO" announced the end of the phase of merging and installing the first Omani satellite with the "Launcher One" spacecraft to be launched into low Earth orbit at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Abdulaziz Sadiq Al Haj Jaafar, CEO of ETCO, said in a statement to the Oman News Agency that the integration of the satellite represents a milestone in the plan to send the first Omani satellite into space this year, adding that this achievement is the first for the Sultanate of Oman and work is underway to reach the final stage of launching the satellite. to low Earth orbit.

The integration and installation phase is a major important step that marks the start of the countdown to the first space mission of the Sultanate of Oman, which will be called “Mission Aman” and will be implemented by the emerging global technology company “ITCO” Oman, in an international partnership with “SatRef”, the Polish satellite manufacturer, and “Tuatara”, which specializes in Artificial intelligence, and the American company “Virgin Orbit”, which will carry the satellite on the latest launch rocket, “Launcher One.”

The integration team at the Virgin Orbit company responsible for the launch led a meticulous process that began with the installation and preparation of the launch cranes concerned with securing the lift of the launch vehicle and integrating the satellite, followed by testing the initial separation devices as soon as the satellite was launched, up to the stage of the satellite’s position on its pre-prepared Earth orbit, and permeated This process is a precise series of advanced checks for all operating, launching, tracking and data receiving systems in an integrated manner according to the international standards applicable in this advanced type of space missions.

For his part, Zjigorz Zvolensk, CEO of Sat Reef, confirmed in a statement to the Oman News Agency that the merger went as planned and with complete success, and all risks were reduced in advance during the careful inspection process that took place during the past month, where the merger team was present to the company. Virgin Orbit is on site at Sat Reef’s headquarters in Poland to conduct a detailed tour of all planned integration steps.

This event represents a first step in the "Aman mission", which aims to send the first Omani lunar module into space this year. Computer analysis systems supported by artificial intelligence developed by “Tuatara” in a strategic partnership with “ETCO” to serve the beneficiaries in the Sultanate of Oman and the region and enhance the local added value.

The space sector projects of the Omani company “ETCO” will enable the field of pioneering scientific research to open new horizons for the next generation of workers in the space sector and to invest in the transfer and localization of knowledge and technologies, as the project looks forward to providing an added value to the national economy by encouraging relevant institutions to engage with the company ETCO is engaged in local and international partnerships, investment guidance and social responsibility programs that will support the acceleration of the transformation of the digital economy and industries related to the space sector.

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