Russia supplies Egypt with an artificial moon that surpasses its peers

The company "Roskosmos" Oleg Artiomiev

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Russia supplies Egypt with an artificial moon that surpasses its peers
The launch of the Soyuz-2EB rocket is expected to take EgyptSat-A to orbit at the end of this year, a source at the Baikonur space station said.
Specifications of the Egyptian satellite:
The cost of the new Egyptian satellite is $ 100 million, made by a large group of the best Russian designers in space technology and satellites.
The Egyptian satellite has characteristics far superior to other satellites. It is equipped with the latest optical systems, surveillance devices and efficient solar cells. It can also monitor Egyptian borders from all directions and portray Egyptian geography with high quality.
Egypt will also help uncover many surprises, including buried wealth, development of agricultural areas and the discovery of mineral resources, with a 2.5-meter camera.
The satellite, EgyptSat-A, will show Egypt three times a day and collect high-quality images once a month to help serve different sectors.
Egypt will be able to use the moon to sell the pictures to other Arab countries by agreeing to photograph specific areas of these countries. According to available information, the moon will be launched in the final months of 2018 or early 2019.
Source: RT