Private space launch corporations INNOSPACE said on the 19th that at the Dubai Airshow underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Madari Space for cooperation on the joint establishment and commercialization of a UAE space data center.
Through this agreement, INNOSPACE and Madari Space agreed to jointly explore new space business areas focused on the Korea and UAE markets, including building a space data center, developing integrated services for launch and satellite operations, and identifying related commercialization opportunities.
The two companies will jointly identify launch service opportunities that reflect global demand for space technology and market conditions, and will review technology integration plans and business models together. In particular, they plan to discuss specific possibilities for cooperation on building a next-generation space-based data platform by combining the use of INNOSPACE's integrated service system—covering system development, component and system environmental testing and launch services, and data transmission and reception services—with Madari Space's capabilities in developing space data centers.
Madari Space is a space data center development Start - Up headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and aims to develop a space data center that combines high-capacity data storage technology with satellite-based high-performance computing to provide data services based on security, reliability, and AI solutions to users worldwide.
Madari Space, supported by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) established by the UAE Ministry of Finance, is building next-generation data storage and processing infrastructure operating in low Earth orbit (LEO). In cooperation with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), it is pushing for a low Earth orbit test launch of a space data center pilot system in 2026.
Sharif Al Romaithi, CEO of Madari Space, said, "The collaboration with INNOSPACE shows our shared intent to open a new horizon in how the most critical data at the national level is protected and managed," adding, "By presenting a new model of a national space data infrastructure with high reliability and security and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processing capabilities, Madari Space looks forward to working closely with Korea in related business areas going forward."
Kim Su-jong, CEO of INNOSPACE, said, "This MOU will be a strategic starting point for building new space technologies and business models through cooperation with UAE corporations," adding, "The combination of INNOSPACE's integrated service capabilities with Madari Space's regional network and expertise in space data center development will be an important foundation for creating globally leading business opportunities in the space data center field over the medium to long term."