EGYPTSAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite EGYPTSAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

6815

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for EGYPTSAT 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: EGYPTSAT 1

International designator: 2007-012A

Object number (NORAD): 31117

Object ID (CCSDS): 31117

Country: EGYPT (EGYP)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.35 minutes

Inclination: 98.0358 deg

SMA: 7010.014 km

Apoapsis: 635.322 km

Periapsis: 628.436 km

RAAN: 296.7811 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00049111

Argument of periapsis: 6.4434 deg

Mean anomaly: 353.6839 deg

Mean motion: 14.7919164 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002411 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0003318847 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 EGYPTSAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 31117U 07012A 25345.85212030 .00002411 00000-0 33188-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 31117 98.0358 296.7811 0004911 6.4434 353.6839 14.79191640 2010

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite EGYPTSAT 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object EGYPTSAT 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-21 10:51:40 0.0005910706 52.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-07 00:43:56 0.0001399286 945.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-04-02 10:14:29 0.0001273559 174.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-01-30 09:46:34 0.0001475293 933.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-12-19 19:52:28 0.0005231465 385.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Rideshare mission with Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Earth observation satellites as well as 14 American cubesats

EGYPTSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | EgyptSat 1 & Saudisat 3’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.

The launch took place on April 17, 2007, 6:46 a.m. from 109/95.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Dnepr | EgyptSat 1 & Saudisat 3
Dnepr | EgyptSat 1 & Saudisat 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 17, 2007, 6:46 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Dnepr

Launch pad: 109/95

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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