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Chinese Government provides RMB 492.3 million grant for EgyptSat 2 Project (Linked to Record ID#65871 and ID#65872)
| Funder | China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)|China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space (NARSS) (Egypt) |
| Country | Egypt |
| Start Date | Jan 21, 2019 |
| End Date | Apr 23, 2028 |
| Duration | 3,380 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 65874 |
Grant Description
On January 21, 2019, in Cairo, the Chinese Government and the Government of Egypt signed an RMB 492.3 million grant agreement for the EgyptSat 2 Project. On the same day, the two governments signed a project implementation agreement. The RMB 492.3 million grant is the third grant issued by the Chinese Government in support of the EgyptSat 2 Project.
The first grant of RMB 200 million is captured in Record ID#65872 and the second grant of RMB 300 million is captured in Record ID#65871.
The purpose of this project was to construct a small remote sensing satellite with a designed service life of five years, a ground measurement and control station with a design service life of fifteen years, and a set of ground application systems.
The satellite was expected be small high-resolution remote sensing satellite with the main mission of transmitting satellite imagery to help in several fields including agriculture, urban planning, weather forecasting, and natural disaster readiness.
The satellite design work was to be carried out simultaneously in China and Egypt, and the assembly work was to be carried out in Egypt's first satellite assembly and integration test center built with Chinese Government assistance (see Record ID#59501).
Satellite design and assembly were originally expected to take 35 months, and the satellite was originally expected to be launched in China 36 months later.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) was the general contractor responsible for project implementation. On January 21, 2019, a project implementation agreement was signed. Then, on September 8, 2019, the Egyptian Space Agency announced the start of project implementation. The implementation of the project was subsequently postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 20, 2021, the CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed al Quosi, announced that Egypt would launch the satellite during the first quarter of 2023. Then, on June 25, 2023, a completion ceremony for the assembly and testing of the MisrSat 2 satellite took place.
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang attended the ceremony.
Rania Al-Mashat noted at the ceremony that the MisrSat II satellite and satellite assembly, integration and test (AIT) center had greatly boosted Egypt's capacities in satellite research, development, measurement and control, making Egypt a leading African country in the aerospace field.
On December 4, 2023, the MisrSat-2 was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China onboard the Long March-2C carrier rocket.
Staff Comments
- This project is also known as the MisrSat 2 Project, the MisrSat II Satellite Project, and the EgyptSAT-2 Project. The Chinese project title is 中国援埃及二号卫星项目 or 埃及二号卫星项目. The Arabic project title is مشروع القمرالصناعي 'مصر سات 2.
- All media sources for this project refer to the amount of the grant as $72 million. However, an Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation webpage shows a dateless grant in the amount of RMB 492.3 million for the EgyptSat 2 project, or roughly $72 million in January 2019. AidData has assumed that this is the correct value, given that the linked grants to this project were also denominated in RMB. (Note: All projects on the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation's website indicate that the 'signature date' of February 2022, which is doubtful.)
Sources & References
- Chinese Envoy & Egypt’s Education Minister inspect Satellite AIT Centre
- Implementation phase of China-funded Egyptian satellite project kicks off
- 中埃签署埃及二号卫星实施协议
- Egypt Receives $72 Million Grant From China For EgyptSat-2 Project, سحر نصر_ مشروع _القمر الصناعى_ بالتعاون مع الصين لأغراض المشروعات البحثية - اليوم السابع
- China grants Egypt 72 mln USD for satellite project
- Egypt
- China sign $72 m grant for Misr Sat 2 satellite assembly
- Roundup: Implementation phase of China-funded Egyptian satellite project kicks off
- China grants Egypt 72 mln USD for satellite project
- China grants Egypt 72 mln USD for satellite project
- 中国援埃及二号卫星项目启动：含完整的卫星总装集成测试中心
- Chinese Envoy & Egypt’s Education Minister inspect Satellite AIT Centre
- Implementation phase of China-funded Egyptian satellite project kicks off
- 国援埃及二号卫星项目在开罗举行启动仪式
- 驻埃及大使宋爱国出席埃及二号卫星实施协议签约仪式
- 援埃及二号卫星项目启动会议在开罗举行
- Egypt
- China ink $45 mln deal to establish 'Egypt Sat-2'
- 埃及二号遥感卫星项目正式立项, الحكومة تتفاوض مع الصين على شريحة ثانية من قرض القطار المكهرب, السيسي يوافق على منحة صينية بـ300 مليون يوان لتنفيذ قمر صناعي - مصر - الوطن, تعرف على مشروع القمر الصناعى _مصر سات 2_ × 10 معلومات - اليوم السابع, رئيس فريق العمل بمشروع القمر الصناعى _مصر سات 2_ يكشف عن موعد الإطلاق - اليوم السابع, القمر-الصناعي-'مصر-سات-2', القمر الصناعي المصري مصر سات MisrSat-2, العلاقات الاقتصادية والتجارية
- Egypt kicks off construction of MisrSat-II satellite
- Egypt kicks off construction of China-funded MisrSat-II satellite
- Implementation phase of China-funded Egyptian satellite project kicks off
- Egypt to launch EgyptSat 2 satellite in 2023, القمر الصناعى مصر سات 2 لتطبيقات الاستشعار عن بعد
- 中国援埃及二号卫星项目全面进入研制生产阶段
- 埃及二号卫星
- 援埃及二号卫星初步设计通过评审
- 航天科技五院中标埃及卫星总装集成测试中心建设项目
- The Egyptian Space Agency (EGSA)
- Space City, 123 Acres
- U/C
- Misr Sat-2
- China-funded prototype satellites delivered to Egypt
- Egypt's El-Mashat unveils satellite projects worth $92mln in China
- Egyptian Space Agency announces successful launch of MisrSat 2 satellite from China
- The handover and delivery certificate for the China-aided satellite Assembly
- Integration, and Testing Centre project in Egypt was signed recently. Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.
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