National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Egyptian space institution
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS; Arabic: الهيئة القومية للاستشعار من البعد وعلوم الفضاء, romanized: al-Hayʼah al-Qawmīyah lil-Istishʻār min al-Buʻd wa-ʻUlūm al-Faḍāʼ) is the pioneering Egyptian institution in the field of satellite remote sensing and space sciences, established in 1973.
History
NARSS is an outgrowth of Egyptian Remote Sensing Center, established in 1973 as an American-Egyptian joint project were affiliated with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. In 1994 the authority was established as an organization under the State Ministry of Scientific Research to promote the use of state of the art space technology for the development of the country and introducing High Tech capabilities to regional planning and other applications.
Activities
The sector of remote sensing works on the use of data provided by earth observation satellites and airborne sensors to produce maps and spatial data for the evaluation and monitoring of natural resources, natural hazards and environmental management.
The sector of space sciences is concerned with the development of sensors for earth observation to be mounted on satellites and with all the problems involved with monitoring communication with satellites and retrieving the information for processing, and ultimately on launching a French remote sensing satellite.
Facilities
Both the headquarters and the New Cairo space control station are located in Cairo. The receiving station is located in Aswan.
Satellites
EgyptSat 1 was a remote sensing satellite that was launched on 17 April 2007 at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Control and communication was lost July 2010.The satellite weighed 100 kg and contained a multi-spectral imager for Earth observations.
EgyptSat 2 was an imaging satellite built by RSC Energia that launched on 16 April 2014 at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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