EgyptSat-A or MisrSat A is Egypt's third Earth observation satellite following the EgyptSat 1 launched in 2007 and EgyptSat 2 launched in 2014.[5] This satellite was built by the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Jointly with Russian RKK Energia while the imaging payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus.[6]
| Mission type | Earth observation satellite[1] |
|---|---|
| Operator | NARSS |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-008A |
| SATCAT no. | 44047 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Planned: 11 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 559GK |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | February 21, 2019, 16:47 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b Fregat-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6[3] |
| Contractor | Roscosmos |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-Synchronous |
| Altitude | 668 kilometres (415 mi) |
| Main | |
| Name | Multispectral imager (MSI) |
| Resolution | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) (Pan) 4 metres (13 ft) (MS)[4] |
EgyptSat | |
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References
edit- ^ Sheldon, John (25 February 2019). "Egypt's EGYPTSAT-A Successfully Launched By Russia Despite Slight Launch Issue". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Graham, William (21 February 2019). "Soyuz 2-1b launches EgyptSat-A - suffers apparent issues - but deemed successful". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Space exploration in 2019". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly (5 April 2019). "EgyptSat-A enters orbit after a close-call Soyuz launch". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Egypt launches Sat-A from Kazakhstan's 'Baikonur Cosmodrome'". EgyptToday. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "EgyptSat A (MisrSat A)". space.skyrocket.de. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.