EgyptSat-A is the satellite that serves as the third and most remote-sounding satellite for the Earth. Alongside RKK Energiya in Russia, the satellite is jointly developed by Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.
| Name of Satellite | EgyptSat-A |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Contractor | RKK Energia |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2 200 |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Perigee (km) | 652 |
| Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 11 |
| Date of Launch | 21.02.2019 |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz |
| COSPAR Number | 2019-008A |
| NORAD Number | 44047 |
EgyptSat-A, an improved version of EgyptSat 2, is based on the 559GK-Bus from RSC Energia, which has been integrated with the USP-Plattform. Der Satellit wird mit Xenon-Antrieb ausgestattet, so dass der Fahrer von SPD-70-Elektromotoren Gebrauch macht. Mit einem innovativen optischen System und einem On-Board-Kontrollsystem, high-speed bombkommunikation an Bord and Solarbatterien mit höherer Wirkung ausgestattet.
