Arab Satellite 813 launch deepens UAE China space partnership

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025

A Kinetica 1 rocket has placed the Arab Satellite 813 into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking a new phase of cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and China in space activities, according to the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites.

The satellite, described as a multirole mission platform, was launched from the Gobi Desert site in northwestern China a