National Authority for remote sensing and space science

National Authority for remote sensing and space science Egyptian space Program Ayman Ahmed - NARSS, Egypt First Afrigeoss Symposium, 27 -29 April 2016, Victoria Falls , Zimbabwe.

About NARSS Ministry of Scientific Research National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (Y 1994) Egyptian Space Program (ESP) (Y 2000)

NARSS Organizational Structure NARSS Chairman NARSS Vice Chairman Geologiacal Applications and Mineral resources Environmental Studies and Land Use Agricultural Applications, Soils and Marin Science Engineeringl Applications, Water Resources Aerial Photography and Aviation Data Reception and Image Proccesing Space Science and Stratigic Studies Scientific Training and Continous Studies Space Program Finance NARSS Secratery General Admin HR

ESP divisions 1. Structure Design. 2. Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS) 3. Communication System. 4. On Board Computer (OBC). 5. Payload Design. 6. Power Supply. 7. Thermal Design. 8. Space Environment. 9. Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE). 10. Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) 11. Assembly Integration and Testing (AIT) 12. Mission Control Center (MCC). 13. Ground Stations. 14. Concurrent Design Center (CDC). 15. Orbit.

Egyptsat-1 • • • Remote sensing satellite Optical and infrared imaging capability, GSD 7. 8 m Launched 17 April 2007 Life time 3 - 5 years, Joint project with Ukraine

Engineering Model Lab. • Electrical ground support equipment, • Mechanical ground support equipment, • Clean room, • Electromagnetic compatibility

Space payload lab. • Hyperspectral and optical imaging AIT equipment

Concurrent design center • Locally developed CDC,

Cubesat Lab.

signal processing space systems lab.

Anechoic Chamber ﻡ 2 x 5 Aims of Antenna Measurements: – Evaluation of designed antennas, – Empirical validation for antenna analysis methods.

Assembly integration and testing center • AIT for satellite of 600 Kg, • Area of 4000 m 2, • Testing Labs : Thermal Vacuum , EMC , Vibration , Mass Properties , Payload

Narss experimental satellite program • • Series of experimental satellites, Serving remote sensing applications, NEXSAT-1 started September 2014. Planned NEXSAT-2 and NEXSAT-3 2016 and 2018 respectively,

Nexsat Roadmap Nexsat-1 Nexsat-2 • 2016 -2018 • 2015 -2017 Nexsat-3 • 2017 -2019 Nexsat-4 • 2018 -2020 Nexsat-5 • 2019 -2021 Power system Camera system Solar panel TT&C SW AIT OBC Camera system Solar panell TT&C SW AIT Adopted NARSS satellite platform NARSS multi mission platform

Space segment components Device/Subsystem component Tech. readiness level TRL OBC prototype, TRL 4 S-band DSP prototype, TRL 5 Payload computer prototype, TRL 8 FDIR system TRL 8 (on-process) Telemetry system TRL 5 (on-process) Optical Payload camera TRL 7 (on-process) X-Band subsystem TRL 7 (on-process) Solar cells Nano-technology project TRL 8 (on-process) ECSS-S-ST-00 -01 C

DESERTsat • Planed to be first SAR payload satellite, • Supposed to start 2020

Space city

Ground control station

Satellite receiving station (Egyptsat-1, SPOT, CBERS-2 B) receiving station NOAA satellite data

Satellite Data Receiving Stations Footprint Receiving Station @ Aswan Egypt. Sat 1 SPOT CBERS

Satellite Data Receiving Station At Aswan city • Reception, monitoring and analysis of different satellite digital data. • Reception and dissemination of SPOT 4 and AVHRR data, CBERS. http: //geoportal. narss. sci. eg/opengeoportal Station at cairo • NOAA satellite, • Feng. Yun, satellite

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