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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | EgyptSat-A
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 280th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,830th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 21, 16:47 – Feb 21, 16:47 UTC
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EgyptSat-A
EgyptSat-A (MisrSat A) is Egypt's third Earth remote-sounding satellite. The satellite is jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with RKK Energiya in Russia. The imaging payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus. The satellite is an improved version of EgyptSat 2 and is also based on RKK Energiya's 559GK bus, which inherits technologies from their USP platform. The satellite features SPD-70 electric engines using Xenon. It features an improved opto-electronic system and onboard control system, high-speed on-board radio link and solar cells with increased efficiency.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — 31/6
Local pad time: Feb 21, 9:47 PM GMT+5
429 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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