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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
EgyptSat 2 / ايجيبت سات
Launched
April 16, 2014
Summary
EgyptSat 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 16, 2014. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 234th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 707th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). MisrSat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 710 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-У с КА EgyptSat 2 /ايجيبت ساتРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 707th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 234th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,370th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MisrSat-2 · NORAD 39678 · 2014-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-021A
- Epoch
- 2014-04-16 19:39:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.99212697 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0191893
- Inclination
- 51.604°
- Ascending node
- 98.988°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.5695°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.9074°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- MisrSat-2 · NORAD 39678 · in orbit
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 143 Blok-I · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the EgyptSat 2 Earth observation satellite for Egypts National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
360th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,429th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
141 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did EgyptSat 2 launch?
EgyptSat 2 launched on April 16, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EgyptSat 2?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-У с КА EgyptSat 2 /ايجيبت سات. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EgyptSat 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did EgyptSat 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did EgyptSat 2 reach?
MisrSat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 710 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did EgyptSat 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).