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EGYPTSAT 2

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

EGYPTSAT 2 is a Egypt payload satellite, launched on April 16, 2014 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
April 16, 2014 at 04:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
EgyptSat 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
706 km
Periapsis
706 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
98.9 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Egypt
Launch mass
1,050 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-021A
NORAD catalog №
39678
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
EgyptEgypt
Radar cross-section
3.473 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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