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Feb 26, 2023
Long March-2C carrying Horus-1 liftoff
A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Horus-1 (荷鲁斯1) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 24 February 2023, at 04:01 UTC (12:01 local time).
Long March-2C launches Horus-1
According to official sources, the remote sensing satellite entered its planned orbit successfully.
The Egyptian remote sensing satellite (Horus 1) was successfully launched into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
It was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The Egyptian state's launch of Horus 1 enhances Egypt's pivotal role in the Arab World and Africa, Head of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) Sherif Sedqi said.
Satellites launch is no more a luxury, but rather a need for the country's growth, he noted.
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Horus 1 satellite
An Egyptian satellite that is capable of shooting high-resolution images benefits not only Egypt but also Arab and African countries by providing them with high-resolution images that aid in their sustainable development, with a significant return to the Egyptian state in the form of new resources of income and hard currency, according to Sedqi.
Cairo and Beijing have productive and strategic collaboration in the realm of space and satellite launches, Sedqi noted.
Related article from Gouvernement of Egypt, State Information Service:
https://sis.gov.eg/Story/177832/EgSA-chief-Horus-1-satellite-to-enhance-Egypt%27s-pivotal-role-in-Arab-World,-Africa/?lang=en-us
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Images, Video, Text, Credits: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)/EgSA/SciNews/Orbbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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