Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
EgyptSat-A
EgyptSat A (MisrSat A) is Egypt's third Earth remote-sounding satellite. The satellite is jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with RKK Energiya in Russia. The imaging payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus.
The satellite is an improved version of EgyptSat 2 and is also based on RKK Energiya's 559GK bus, which inherits technologies from their USP platform. The satellite features SPD-70 electric engines using Xenon. It features an improved opto-electronic system and onboard control system, high-speed on-board radio link and solar cells with increased efficiency.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,000.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2019
10th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz 2.1b
43rd mission
1st mission of 2019
40th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission