Satellites of United Arab Emirates
27 satellites in orbit, 25 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), credits these satellites to United Arab Emirates under the code UAE.
| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTAIR-1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LEONAV-1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHARJAHSAT-2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| THE ARAB SATELLITE 813 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT DP | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT L | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X67 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X66 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X65 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ETIHAD-SAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X44 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X42 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| MBZ-SAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| THURAYA 4 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| ICEYE-X40 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AL | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHARJAHSAT-1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| FALCON EYE 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| KHALIFASAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| DUBAISAT 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAHSAT 1B | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAHSAT 1A | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| DUBAISAT 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| THURAYA 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| THURAYA 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| THURAYA 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended |