Mohammed Bin Rashid announces the successful launch of the Emirati satellite Ghalib

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the successful launch of the UAE satellite, Ghalib.

The Emirati satellite is dedicated to track wildlife.

His Highness tweeted, "As part of the state's strategy to empower the private sector, a group of our exceptional Emirati youth successfully launched the "Ghalib" satellite, the first Emirati satellite dedicated to track wildlife."

An representational picture of Ghalib.

His Highness continued, "All the best to Marshal Antech in entering this vital sector. The ambitions of the Emirati youth will always remain the sky."