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NSSTC (UAE) turnkey satellite contract

NSSTC (UAE) contracted French smallsat manufacturer U-Space to design and build a turnkey 12U satellite with a dual Earth-observation/LEO-PNT payload, serving as the technology precursor to the Emirati LEONAV constellation program.

The satellite, based on U-Space's modular 12U platform and built at its automated U-Zine factory in Toulouse, will test a dual payload combining Earth observation with Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing (LEO-PNT) capability. It is intended as a precursor mission ahead of NSSTC's planned LEONAV LEO-PNT constellation, part of broader UAE-France space cooperation involving the UAE Space Agency and France's CNES.

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National Space Science and Technology Center (UAE)
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2025-09-26
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What is the NSSTC (UAE) turnkey satellite contract contract?
The satellite, based on U-Space's modular 12U platform and built at its automated U-Zine factory in Toulouse, will test a dual payload combining Earth observation with Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing (LEO-PNT) capability. It is intended as a precursor mission ahead of NSSTC's planned LEONAV LEO-PNT constellation, part of broader UAE-France space cooperation involving the UAE Space Agency and France's CNES.
Which agency awarded the NSSTC (UAE) turnkey satellite contract contract?
The NSSTC (UAE) turnkey satellite contract contract was awarded by National Space Science and Technology Center (UAE).

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    U-Space signed a contract with the NSSTC (UAE) for a turnkey 12U satellite with a dual Earth-observation/LEO-PNT payload, a precursor to the LEONAV LEO-PNT constellation program under France-UAE space cooperation

    SpaceNews: New contract signed between the NSSTC and U-Space
    Verified2025-09-26
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    Independent mirror corroborates the SpaceNews report: contract signed September 26, 2025 for a turnkey 12U satellite with dual Earth-observation/LEO-PNT test payload, precursor to the LEONAV LEO-PNT constellation, under UAE Space Agency/CNES-linked France-UAE cooperation.

    SatExPoMe: New contract signed between the NSSTC and U-Space: A new milestone in UAE-France cooperation in space innovation
    Verified2025-09-26