Payload (satellite)
EGYPTSAT-A (MISRSAT-A)
OperationalLEO
Egypt
EgyptEGYPTSAT-A (MISRSAT-A) is a satellite launched 2019-02-21 by Egypt.
About
EgyptSat-A, or MisrSat A, was Egypt's third Earth observation satellite, following the launch of EgyptSat 1 in 2007 and EgyptSat 2 in 2014. 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.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID44047
International designator2019-008A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerEgypt
Launch date2019-02-21
Launch siteBaikonur, Kazakhstan
Orbital period97.8 min
Inclination98.01°
Apogee655 km
Perigee653 km