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21 February 2019
Soyuz-2 carrying Egyptsat-A lift off
Today, February 21, 2019, from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 19:47 Moscow time, the launch vehicle Soyuz-2 with the Fregat accelerating unit (RB) and the satellite Egyptsat-A, created in the interests of the Arab Republic of Egypt, was launched.
After the separation of the head unit from the third stage of the carrier rocket RB "Frigate" continued the removal of the spacecraft. The separation of the satellite from the upper stage took place normally after two inclusions of the marching propulsion system in strict accordance with the flight sequence chart.
Egyptsat-A satellite
The Egyptsat-A spacecraft is designed to capture the earth's surface with high spatial resolution. After the flight test program has been completed, the satellite will be transferred to the Egyptian side.
EgyptSat-A was built by RSC Energia for Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.
Roscosmos Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/26042/
Images, Text, Credits: Roscosmos/Günter Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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