The NARSScube-2 is an Egyptian CubeSAT that was created by the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).
Name of Satellite | NARSScube-2 |
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 |
Technology Development Satellite objectives are to provide training in building and operating a satellite, demonstrate technology capability to generate reliable data from space, and promote applied research in aerospace engineering at Egyptian universities.