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Satellite:
EgyptSat-2
Satellite details
Acronym
EgyptSat-2
Full name
EgyptSat-2
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the EgyptSat programme.
Main mission: land observation and disaster monitoring.
Elliptical orbit: perigee 563 km, apogee 714 km
Mass at launch
1050 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
http://www.narss.sci.eg
Data access information
Data are distributed by the Egyptian ground control station of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSS) in Cairo.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
634 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
NARSS
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
EgyptSat-2 orbital control lost on 9 June 2015.
Launch
16 Apr 2014
EOL
09 Jun 2015
Last update:
2021-11-04
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
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Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
EgyptSat-2
Acronym
Full name
MSI
Multispectral imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
EgyptSat-2
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
MSI
Multispectral imager
Jul 2014 *
09 Jun 2015
Inactive
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed