Technology Development Satellite

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 SatelliteNARSSCUBE-2 (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences)
PurposeTechnology Development
ContractorNational Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Country of ContractorEgypt
Launch Mass (kg.)1
Class of OrbitLEO
Perigee (km)468
Expected Lifetime (yrs.)1
Date of Launch25.07.2019
Launch SiteCape Canaveral
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
COSPAR Number2019-022E
NORAD Number44415

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.

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