NARSSCUBE-2 (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences) is an Egyptian CubeSat satellite developed by NARSS (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences).
Name of Satellite | NARSSCUBE-2 (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences) |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Contractor | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences |
Country of Contractor | Egypt |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 1 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 468 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 1 |
Date of Launch | 25.07.2019 |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2019-022E |
NORAD Number | 44415 |
NARSSCUBE-2 Technology Development Satellite – mission objective to provide experience in building and operating a picosatellite, to demonstrate technology to show that NARSScube 1 can acquire reliable data from space, and to promote applied research in space technology at Egyptian universities and research institutes.