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| mission_type = [[Remote sensing]]/[[Reconnaissance satellite|Reconnaissance]]
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'''EgyptSat 2''' also called (MisrSat 2) is [[Egypt]]'s second [[remote sensing]] [[satellite|Earth observation satellite]] built by the Russian ''[[S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia|RSC Energia]]'' and the Egyptian ''[[National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences|NARSS]]'' while the incorporated cameras and payload was developed by ''OAO Peleng'' and ''NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy'' in Belarus.<ref name="gunter" />


EgyptSat 2 was launched on board a [[Soyuz-U]] rocket on 16 April 2014 from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]<ref name=a2>{{cite web|title=Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1404/16egyptsat2/#.U1qwGFWSyT5|work=spaceflightnow|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>which was a milestone toward establishing the Egyptian Space Agency.<ref name=a3>{{cite web|title=Egyptsat-2 a Step Towards Egyptian Space Agency|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201404181348.html|work=allafrica|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>
'''EgyptSat 2''' or '''MisrSat-2''' is [[Egypt]]'s second [[Earth]] [[remote sensing]] [[satellite]]. The satellite was jointly built largely in secret by Egypt's [[National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences]] together with the [[RSC Energia|S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia]] in [[Russia]]<ref name=aag /> and was launched on board a [[Soyuz-U]] on 16 April 2014 from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]].<ref name=a2>{{cite web|title=
Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1404/16egyptsat2/#.U1TF1DZZrIU}}</ref> The satellite was launched as an essential step to establish the Egyptian Space Agency.<ref name=a3>{{cite web|title=
Egyptsat-2 a Step Towards Egyptian Space Agency|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201404181348.html}}</ref>


==Overview==
==History==
EgyptSat 2 was planned to be launched in October 1, 2013 but the launch was put on hold on 2011<ref name="zarya" /> following all contact being lost with [[EgyptSat 1]] after a failure of its S-Band communication system.<ref>{{cite web|title=EgyptSat 1 (MisrSat 1)|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/egyptsat-1.htm|work=Gunter's Space Page|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>


==Overview==
In 2007, [[Egypt]] made it's first attempt to launch a high-resolution surveillance satellite launching the Ukrainian-made [[EgyptSat 1]], but the satellite failed prematurely after 3 years, However, Egypt continued working with [[Yuzhnoye Design Bureau]] for the next project, until it received a bid from [[Russia]] to supply a state-of-the-art "eye in the sky". Negotiations lasted for more than four years until Egypt awarded the contract to [[Russia]] for the development of a high-resolution imaging satellite.
In 2007, [[Egypt]] made it's first attempt to launch a high-resolution surveillance satellite launching the Ukrainian-made [[EgyptSat 1]], but the satellite failed prematurely after 3 years, However, Egypt continued working with [[Yuzhnoye Design Bureau]] for the next project, until it received a bid from [[Russia]] to supply a state-of-the-art "eye in the sky". Negotiations lasted for more than four years until Egypt awarded the contract to [[Russia]] for the development of a high-resolution imaging satellite.


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==See aslo==
==See aslo==
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Revision as of 19:55, 25 April 2014

EgyptSat 2
Mission typeRemote sensing
OperatorNARSS
COSPAR ID2014-021A[1][2]
SATCAT no.39678[2]
Websitewww.narss.sci.eg
Mission duration11 years[3]
Spacecraft properties
Bus559GK[1]
ManufacturerRSC Energia
Launch mass1,050 kilograms (2,310 lb)[1][4]
Power3000 watts[3][5]
Start of mission
Launch dateAPRIL 16, 2014, 16:20 (2014-04-16UTC16:20Z) UTC[5]
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur 31/6
Orbital parameters
Perigee altitude436 kilometres (271 mi)
Apogee altitude703 kilometres (437 mi)
Inclination51.6 degrees
Period96.05 min
Epoch17 April 2014, 04:55 UTC[2]
Main
NameEgyptSat 2
Resolution1 metre (3 ft 3 in) (Pan)
4 metres (13 ft) (MS)

EgyptSat 2 also called (MisrSat 2) is Egypt's second remote sensing Earth observation satellite built by the Russian RSC Energia and the Egyptian NARSS while the incorporated cameras and payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus.[1]

EgyptSat 2 was launched on board a Soyuz-U rocket on 16 April 2014 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome[6]which was a milestone toward establishing the Egyptian Space Agency.[7]

History

EgyptSat 2 was planned to be launched in October 1, 2013 but the launch was put on hold on 2011[2] following all contact being lost with EgyptSat 1 after a failure of its S-Band communication system.[8]

Overview

In 2007, Egypt made it's first attempt to launch a high-resolution surveillance satellite launching the Ukrainian-made EgyptSat 1, but the satellite failed prematurely after 3 years, However, Egypt continued working with Yuzhnoye Design Bureau for the next project, until it received a bid from Russia to supply a state-of-the-art "eye in the sky". Negotiations lasted for more than four years until Egypt awarded the contract to Russia for the development of a high-resolution imaging satellite.

The project was handled by RKK Energia based on Korolev on the behalf of Russia, codenamed "E-Star".[9] 60 percent of the satellite's hardware was made by Egypt.[10] Russia also trained Egyptian engineers to control the satellite from a ground station near Cairo. The cost of the project is rumored to be around 40 million dollar fully funded by the Egyptian Armed Forces.[9]

The ship was shipped to Baikonur on February 2014 and was launched on April 16, 2014.

Description

EgyptSat-2 is a hexagonal satellite, equipped with three deployable, fixed solar arrays and nickel-hydrogen batteries, and Its optical imaging payload will cover the visible and infrared spectral bands, providing a ground resolution of 13.1 feet (four meters) for multispectral imagery and 3.3 feet (one meter) for panchromatic imagery. It includes total coverage of Egypt’s land and maritime territory and their environs.[10]

Mission

The satellite is supposed to supply the Egyptian government with high-resolution views of Earth for environmental, scientific and military applications.[6] Data will be transmitted through an X-band communications terminal at a rate of 300-600 Mbits/sec to ground stations located near Cairo and Aswan.[10]

According to Tal Dekel, a research fellow at Tel Aviv University’s Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, few were aware of the extent of Egypt’s satellite program and the satellite is disguised as scientific research but the truth it would be used by the Egyptian Armed Forces as a spying satellite.[9]

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External media
Images
image icon [1]Russia launches spy satellite for Egypt. russianspaceweb. 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
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video icon [2]Пуск РКН Союз-У с КА EgyptSat 2 /ايجيبت سات. Телестудия Роскосмоса. 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
video icon [3]Вывоз РКН Союз-У с КА EgyptSat 2. Телестудия Роскосмоса. 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "EgyptSat 2 (MisrSat 2)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "2014 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond". Zarya Soviet, Russian and international space flight. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "EgyptSat-2 (MisrSat-2) spacecraft launch". Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Satellite: EgyptSat-2". Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Soyuz U Rocket successfully launches EgyptSat-2 Earth Observation Satellite". spaceflight101. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz". spaceflightnow. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Egyptsat-2 a Step Towards Egyptian Space Agency". allafrica. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  8. ^ "EgyptSat 1 (MisrSat 1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b c YAAKOV LAPPIN. "Egypt struggles for spy satellite program progress". Jeursalem Post.
  10. ^ a b c "EgyptSat-2 Ready to Launch Wednesday Atop Soyuz-U Booster". America Space.
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