UAE pavilion at IAC 2026.
77th International Astronautical Congress, Antalya, 5–9 October 2026. The ministry names 13 organisations and adds “and others”.
Snapshot of 10 October 2026. Thirteen names are an official subset. Links in this note are statements by their publishers.
Nine links and four hypotheses.
13 organisations named by the ministry.
Each row cites the source that describes the work. The ministry announcement is why the name is in the pavilion note.
| ID | Organisation | Type | Work described in the source | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E01 | UAE Space Agency | Federal agency | Sector enablement; Space Economic Zones | S04 |
| E02 | Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) | Mission centre | Satellites, Earth observation and exploration | S06 |
| E03 | Technology Innovation Institute (TII) | Research institute | Autonomous asteroid-probe work | S07 |
| E04 | FADA (EDGE Group) | Satellite industry | Satellite platforms, payloads and AIT | S05 |
| E05 | National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) | University research centre | Satellite engineering, Earth observation and ground systems | S08 |
| E06 | Orbitworks | Satellite company | Satellite integration; AI-enabled Earth observation | S09 |
| E07 | Dubai Airshow | Exhibition organiser | Space industry convening and exhibitions | S10 |
| E08 | 4 Earth Intelligence (4EI) | Geospatial analytics | Earth-observation and geospatial analysis | S11 |
| E09 | Stellaria | Geospatial intelligence | Multi-source geospatial intelligence | S12 |
| E10 | VASTARA | Advanced manufacturing | Precision additive manufacturing | S13 |
| E11 | HEX20 | Smallsat provider | Smallsat platforms and services | S14 |
| E12 | Falcon Robotics | AI and edge computing | Enterprise AI and edge technologies | S15 |
| E13 | SpacePoint | Engineering education | CubeSat and satellite engineering training | S16 |
Nine documented links, L01–L09.
One announced contract, four edges inside one probe collaboration, three statements about who established NSSTC, and one exhibition programme for 2027.
- L01On 7 May 2026 EDGE announced an assembly, integration and testing contract between FADA and Orbitworks for the Sirb-1 programme. S03
- L02TII names the UAE Space Agency among the collaborators on the autonomous asteroid-probe development. S07
- L03TII names HEX20 among the collaborators on the same probe. S07
- L04TII names NSSTC among the collaborators on the same probe. S07
- L05TII names Khalifa University among the collaborators on the same probe. The university is outside the list of 13. S07
- L06NSSTC lists the UAE Space Agency among the institutions that established the centre. S08
- L07NSSTC lists UAE University among the institutions that established the centre. The university is outside the list of 13. S08
- L08NSSTC lists the ICT Fund among the institutions that established the centre. The fund is outside the list of 13. S08
- L09Dubai Airshow describes a Space programme with the UAE Space Agency for November 2027. That is a different event from IAC 2026. S10
Four hypotheses, H01–H04.
These are questions the sources leave open.
- H01Earth observation and analytics. The open question is whether published satellite-data programmes can feed geospatial analytics. Licences, APIs, customers and formal integrations are absent from the sources.
- H02Autonomy. A possible next step is a non-operational test on synthetic data. Partner requirements and accessible interfaces are absent from the sources.
- H03Engineering skills. Compare documented satellite research at NSSTC with CubeSat teaching at SpacePoint. No NSSTC–SpacePoint agreement is in the sources.
- H04Advanced manufacturing. A public checklist for qualifying satellite components can be drafted from open descriptions. Flight qualification and procurement fit are absent from the sources.
17 sources, S01–S17.
Publisher names and descriptions are quoted in English, as in the snapshot of 10 October 2026.
- S01 UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Official pavilion roster
- S02International Astronautical Federation. 77th IAC dates and Antalya venue
- S03 EDGE Group. 7 May 2026 FADA–Orbitworks Sirb-1 AIT contract announcement
- S04UAE Space Agency. Space Economic Zones programme
- S05EDGE / FADA. Satellite platforms, payloads and assembly/testing
- S06MBRSC. Mission/satellite portfolio
- S07 Technology Innovation Institute. 1 October 2026 EMA autonomous probe and named collaborators
- S08NSSTC / UAE University. Institutional foundation, EO, satellite and ground systems
- S09 Orbitworks. 2 October 2026 Altair-1 release
- S10Dubai Airshow. 2027 Space programme with UAE Space Agency (different event)
- S114 Earth Intelligence. Company geospatial EO analytics description
- S12Stellaria. Company sovereign geospatial intelligence description
- S13VASTARA. Company precision additive-manufacturing description
- S14HEX20. Company satellite platforms and services
- S15Falcon Robotics. Company enterprise AI and edge computing
- S16SpacePoint. Company satellite education programmes
- S17 UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Arabic). Arabic-language roster confirmation
What this note leaves out.
No personal contacts, private correspondence, internal strategy, third-party logos or unpublished data. The 13 names are not added to the 55 atlas records. A note on working with the programme is published separately.