EgyptSat 1

EgyptSat-1 is Egypt's first Earth remote-sounding satellite. This satellite has been jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Ukraine and was launched onboard a Dnepr rocket on 17 April 2007.

Egypt has already launched a number of satellites for nonscientific purposes. Nilesat 101 was launched in 1998, Nilesat 102 in 2000, and Nilesat 103 in 2007. These satellites are capable of delivering more than 400 TV. & 100 Audio Channels as well as up to date multimedia services to Tens of millions homes (350 to 422 millions individuals) over North Africa, the Middle East, (from Morocco to the Persian Gulf region) and Southern Europe.

Equipment

Egyptsat-1 is considered a Miniaturized satellite weighing only 100 kg and is carrying two devices:
* An infrared sensing device
* A high resolution multispectral imager together with store and forward communications payload.

See also

* List of spaceflights in 2007

External links

* http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/egyptsat-1.htm
* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467733037&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt to launch first spy satellite]
* [http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitem&rgwid=2&item=News&itemid=1284&language=1 Egypt to launch its first scientific satellite]
* [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/08/content_5302314.htm Egypt to launch first scientific satellite in late 2007]
* http://www.nilesat.com.eg