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Egycubesat 1 [NARSS]
The Egycubesat 1 is the first Egyptian CubeSat developed by NARSS (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences).
The Egycubesat-1 mission goals are:
- to provide experience in building operating a picosatellite
- Technology demonstration to show Egycubesat-1 can produce reliable data from space
- Promote the applied research in space engineering in the Egyptian universities and research Institutes
The satellite carries a small camera with a ground resolution of 100 meter to take snapshots for Egypt territories.
Originally a piggy-back launch on a Japanese H-2A-202 rocket with Planet C in 2010 was planned, but did not take place. In 2013, a launch on an Indian PSLV rocket was planned.
| Nation: | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NARSS |
| Contractors: | NARSS |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egycubesat 1 | - | ? | Sr | PSLV | with ? |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- Amal Zaki, Ayman ElDessouki: Egycubsat-1 – The First Egyptian NanoSatellite
