Sirb
The UAE Space agency says Sirb will be a constellation of smallsats with X-band SAR payloads, but disclosed few other details about the constellation. Credit: UAE Space Agency

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates will develop a radar satellite constellation as part of a new fund worth more than $800 million to support the country’s space sector.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...