Chinese amb.: Egypt to be first African country fully able of assembling, testing satellites

CAIRO - 25 June 2023: Chinese Ambassador in Cairo Liao Liqiang asserted that after finalizing Misr-Sat 2, Egypt will be the first state in Africa to have the potentials to assemble and test satellites.

This promotes Egypt's efforts in developing the space industry, he in statements to MENA on Sunday.

The ambassador hailed cooperation with Egypt in order to launch the the satellite from China in the first week of October.

The satellite - at a cost of dlrs 74 million - will promote economic and agricultural development in Africa.

The mission of the satellite is imaging Egyptian soil to preserve the environment and undertaking remote sensing.