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National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

Egyptian national authority identified in mission references as operator of the EgyptSat Earth-observation missions.

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences is an Egyptian government and research authority focused on remote sensing and space sciences.[1][2] It is associated with EgyptSat remote-sensing missions, including EgyptSat-1, EgyptSat-2, and EgyptSat-A.[2][3][4] NARSS connects agency, research, and mission references around the EgyptSat line for buyers reviewing Egyptian Earth-observation programmes.[2][3][4]

Operates

  • EgyptSat-1Ended

    Launched 2007-04-17 / Sun-synchronous orbit, about 658 x 666 km, 98.1 deg / 46.6 km swath

  • EgyptSat-2Ended

    Launched 2014-04-16 / Low Earth orbit; launched to about 436 x 703 km, 51.6 deg, later circularised near 720 km / 1400 km swath

  • EgyptSat-AOperational

    Launched 2019-02-21 / Sun-synchronous orbit, about 660-668 km, about 98 deg / 1400 km swath

  • NExSat-1Operational

    Launched 2024-02-03 / 700 km sun-synchronous orbit / 30 km swath

Sources
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National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/companies/narss (CC BY 4.0)

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@misc{eoatlas:companies:narss,
  title = {National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/narss}
}