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First published1960 - initiated a space program
1998 - first communications satellite (NileSat-101) built in Europe and launched on a European rocket (first African country to have its own communications satellite)
2007 - first remote sensing (RS) satellite (Egypsat-1) built and launched by Russia
- 2019 - first domestically produced RS cube satellites (NARSSCube-1 and 2) released from International Space Station;
- signed agreement with China for construction of satellite assembly, integrating, and testing facilities
2020 - announced a 10-year national space program, including initiating an astronaut training program and jointly developing with several African countries an RS satellite for monitoring climate changes
- 2022 - inaugurated a “space city” containing a satellite manufacturing facility, a research center, a space academy, and the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA; inaugurated 2025);
- latest NileSat-series (NileSat-301) communications satellite acquired from Europe and launched by the US
- 2023 - three RS satellites (Horus-1, Horus-2, and MisrSat-2) built jointly with and launched by China;
- joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station project
2024 - experimental RS satellite (Nexsat-1) jointly developed with a European commercial company and launched by China
1960 - initiated a space program
1998 - first communications satellite (NileSat-101) built in Europe and launched on a European rocket (first African country to have its own communications satellite)
2007 - first remote sensing (RS) satellite (Egypsat-1) built and launched by Russia
2019 - first domestically produced RS cube satellites (NARSSCube-1 and 2) released from International Space Station; signed agreement with China for construction of satellite assembly, integrating, and testing facilities
2020 - announced a 10-year national space program, including initiating an astronaut training program and jointly developing with several African countries an RS satellite for monitoring climate changes
2022 - inaugurated a “space city” containing a satellite manufacturing facility, a research center, a space academy, and the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA; inaugurated 2025); latest NileSat-series (NileSat-301) communications satellite acquired from Europe and launched by the US
2023 - three RS satellites (Horus-1, Horus-2, and MisrSat-2) built jointly with and launched by China; joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station project
2024 - experimental RS satellite (Nexsat-1) jointly developed with a European commercial company and launched by China
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Egypt: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/egypt/key-space-program-milestones.