EgyptSat-A
Egyptian space satellite
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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 telescope | |
| Name | Multispectral imager (MSI) |
| Resolution | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) (Pan) 4 metres (13 ft) (MS)[4] |
EgyptSat | |
