# EgyptSat-A
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: narss
- **platform**: 559gk-bus
- **launch vehicle**: roscosmos-soyuz-2
- **actual launch**: 2019-02-21
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous orbit, about 660-668 km, about 98 deg
- **swath km**: 1400
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Egyptian territory and neighbouring land and maritime areas
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: narss
- **attributes**: {"operator":"narss","platform":"559gk-bus","launch_vehicle":"roscosmos-soyuz-2","actual_launch":"2019-02-21","current_status":"operational","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous orbit, about 660-668 km, about 98 deg","swath_km":1400,"tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Egyptian territory and neighbouring land and maritime areas"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
EgyptSat-A, also known as MisrSat-A, is a replacement high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellite following EgyptSat-2. It launched from Baikonur on 2019-02-21 aboard Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M and uses the RSC Energia 559GK bus.[^energia-egyptsat-a][^gunter-egyptsat-a]

The mission carries a multispectral optical imager for panchromatic and multispectral Earth observation. The optical payload is specified at 1 m panchromatic and 4 m multispectral resolution.[^gunter-egyptsat-a][^russian-spaceweb-egyptsat-a] The mission flies a Sun-synchronous orbit at about 660-668 km and about 98 degrees.[^gunter-egyptsat-a][^wmo-oscar-egyptsat-a] EgyptSat-A remains active as of the last catalogue update, with no end-of-life notice recorded.[^wmo-oscar-egyptsat-a][^gunter-egyptsat-a]

## Compositional position
- EgyptSat-A --[mission_payloads]--> msi-egyptsat-a (products)
- EgyptSat-A --[mission_buses]--> 559gk-bus (products)
- EgyptSat-A --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- EgyptSat-A --[related-topic]--> urban-change (topics)
- EgyptSat-A --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- EgyptSat-A --[predecessor]--> egyptsat-2 (missions)

## Sources
- [energia-egyptsat-a] | Satellite Egyptsat-A has been launched, RSC Energia | https://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2019/news_02-21.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21
- [gunter-egyptsat-a] | EgyptSat A (MisrSat A), Gunter's Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/egyptsat-a.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21
- [russian-spaceweb-egyptsat-a] | EgyptSat-A enters orbit after a close-call Soyuz launch, RussianSpaceWeb | https://www.russianspaceweb.com/egyptsat-a.html | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21
- [wmo-oscar-egyptsat-a] | EgyptSat-A, WMO OSCAR | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/egyptsat_a | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21

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