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Failure
Government/Top Secret
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Falcon Eye 1 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye 1 is the first of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
- Type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF