Baikonur. April 17. KazTAG - "Soyuz-U" rocket carrier with an Egyptian satellite of remote earth probing EgyptSat-2 has been launched at Baikonur.
The launch was conducted from the ground 31 on April 16 at 22.20 of Astana time.
EgyptSat-2 is the second satellite of Egypt. Its weight- 1050 kg, operating orbit - 500-800 km.
Its operation term- 11 years.