Mohammed Vi B Satellite

A great contribution to the country s mapping and agriculture.

Mohammed vi b satellite. The satellites will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities regional. It joins the mohammed vi a satellite which was orbited by arianespace on november 7 2017 also using a vega launcher. Born 21 august 1963 is the king of morocco he belongs to the alaouite dynasty and ascended to the throne on 23 july 1999 upon the death of his father king hassan ii. It should be similar to the high resolution imager hiri of the pléiades satellites i e.

In 2019 his net worth was estimated around us 2 1 billion and he is the richest king. The mohammed vi b satellite is an earth observation satellite built for the kingdom of morocco by thales alenia space as system prime contractor and airbus as co prime. Image courtesy of airbus defence and space. Sustantial contribution to disaster monitoring.

Instrument description not yet available. Vnir channel with resolution around 0 7 m panchromatic and 2 8 m multi spectral. Moroccan media is reporting that the north african country s second high resolution earth observation satellite the mohammed vi b is due to be launched on an arianespace launch vehicle from the kourou space centre in french guiana in november 2018 on either the vega. The mohammed vi b satellite is the second spacecraft launched by arianespace for the kingdom of morocco within the scope of the country s earth observation program mohammed vi a b.

Initially the mission was referred by the internal designation mn35 13 shortly before launch of the fist satellite they were named mohammed vi a and b. The mohammed vi b satellite is capable of taking up to 1 000 images per day with a resolution of up to 70 centimeters. It was only know by the codename mn35 13. Morocco contracted with astrium satellites and thales alenia space of france to provide a high resolution optical reconnaissance system.

It will be the second satellite of the mohammed vi a b program with the mohammed vi a satellite launched by arianespace on november 7 2017 also utilizing a vega. For its ninth launch of the year and the 13 th vega mission since this launcher began its career at the guiana center in 2012 arianespace orbit the mohammed vi b satellite on wednesday 21 november 2018 at 02h42. Artist s depiction of the moroccan mohammed vi a earth observation satellite.