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EgyptSat-2

EgyptSat-2, also known as MisrSat-2 or E-Star, was an Egyptian high-resolution optical remote-sensing satellite. It launched from Baikonur on 2014-04-16 aboard Soyuz-U and used the RSC Energia 559GK bus.^[1]^[2]

The optical payload provided panchromatic and multispectral imagery at 1 m panchromatic resolution and 4 m multispectral resolution across a 1400 km swath.^[2]^[3] The spacecraft launched to a 436 x 703 km orbit at 51.6 degrees and later raised its orbit to approximately 720 km via electric-propulsion circularisation.^[2]^[3] The mission ended after losing contact on 2015-04-14.^[2]^[3] Its applications include land-cover change, urban change, and disaster damage assessment.^[2]

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current status	Ended
operator	National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
platform	RSC Energia 559GK bus
launch vehicle	Roscosmos Soyuz-U
Launched	2014-04-16
actual end of life	2015-04-14
orbit type	Low Earth orbit; launched to about 436 x 703 km, 51.6 deg, later circularised near 720 km
swath km	1400
tasking supported	No
current geographic priority	Egyptian territory and neighbouring land and maritime areas

Supply chain position

built on platform RSC Energia 559GK bus

operated by National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

related to Land cover change

related to Urban change

related to Disaster damage assessment

predecessor of EgyptSat-1

successor of EgyptSat-A

Sources

[1]EgyptSat-2 spacecraft launch, RSC Energiaoperator press2026-06-21
[2]EgyptSat 2 (MisrSat 2), Gunter's Space Pagecommunity2026-06-21
[3]EgyptSat-2 spy satellite, RussianSpaceWebcommunity2026-06-21

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@misc{eoatlas:missions:egyptsat-2,
  title = {EgyptSat-2},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/egyptsat-2}
}