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Russia to Launch Egyptian Remote Sensing Satellite on December 27 - Source
Russia to Launch Egyptian Remote Sensing Satellite on December 27 - Source
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will launch an EgyptSat-A earth remote sensing satellite on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket on December 27, a source in the Russian space... 02.10.2018, Sputnik International
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Russia to Launch Egyptian Remote Sensing Satellite on December 27 - Source
04:55 GMT 02.10.2018 (Updated: 05:14 GMT 02.10.2018) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will launch an EgyptSat-A earth remote sensing satellite on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket on December 27, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik.
The EgyptSat-A is being built by Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia) for Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences under a deal worth $100 million.
17 August 2018, 19:24 GMT
"Roscosmos has approved December 27 as the launch date for the earth remote sensing satellite built by RSC Energia under a contract with Egypt," the source said.
According to the source, it will be the last space launch by Russia in 2018.
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