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KhalifaSat sends back stunning Mecca images

Saturday, 18 May 2019 09:25

A UAE satellite has sent back stunning images of the Holy Mosque in Mecca from space.

KhalifaSat, which is the first-ever Emirati-designed and made satellite, is being used to detect things like the effects of global warming.

It was launched in to space last year.

The image of Saudi Arabia were Tweeted by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).

A picture from space of the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, taken by #KhalifaSat pic.twitter.com/dNoXxVcGT6
— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) May 17, 2019

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