EgyptSat 1
EgyptSat 1 (left) and Saudi Sat 3 (right) | |
| Mission type | Remote sensing |
|---|---|
| Operator | NARSS |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-012A |
| SATCAT no. | 31117 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years; Achieved: 3 years, 3 months, 2 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | MS-1TK |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye Design Bureau |
| Launch mass | 165 kilograms (364 lb) |
| Power | 65 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 17, 2007, 07:02 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | July 19, 2010 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-Synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 658 kilometres (409 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 666 kilometres (414 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1 degrees |
| Main Push broom scanner | |
| Name | EgyptSat 1 |
| Resolution | 7.8 metres (26 ft) (MBEI) 39 metres (128 ft) (cross-track) x 46 metres (151 ft) (along-track) (IREI) |
EgyptSat | |
EgyptSat 1 or MisrSat-1 was Egypt's first Earth remote sensing satellite. This satellite was jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Ukraine and was launched on board a Dnepr rocket on 17 April 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The effort was spearheaded by Dr. Aly Sadek, chairman of the Egyptian Council for Space Science and Technology Research. It in many ways was considered a huge step for the Egyptians since it marked the first time they opted for technology transfer during the manufacturing the satellite rather than simply purchasing one (as in case of the Nilesat satellites). On 23 October 2010, the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences announced that control and communication with the satellite had been lost since July 2010.