Oman to Launch AI-Equipped Satellite, Platform in 2026

Muscat: Represented by Oman Lens company, the Sultanate of Oman announced that it will launch an efficient Omani satellite during the first half of next year (2026). The satellite will be equipped with top capacity resolution imaging technology at a resolution of 50 cm panchromatic and multi-spectral imaging capabilities (RGB and NIR), in addition to an onboard artificial intelligence platform that will have a computing capacity exceeding 400 trillion operations per second. According to Oman News Agency, the satellite will perform high-resolution Earth observation and remote sensing operations. Its uses also include the prediction and location of floods, street planning in cities, and the reporting of vegetations, both beneficial and harmful. The announcement was made during the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements inked by Oman Lens company with a number of parties, including Oman Chromite Company (OCC), Phoenix Space and Technology Company, and other agents authorized to resell the company's products and services, like Mustafa Sultan Enterprises, GIS HUB, and Bedrock Mineral Resources Consulting Company (BMRC). The signing of the agreements was in pursuance of efforts made by Oman Lens company to reshape the future of Earth observation by integrating artificial intelligence technologies with high-resolution satellite imaging, following the company's successful launch of OL1 one-metre capacity satellite.