On Wednesday, the Egyptian satellite company Nilesat announced that its new satellite, Nilesat 301 is scheduled to be launched by the Space X Falcon 9 rocket this evening at 11:03 pm Cairo Local Time.
Nilesat CEO Ahmed Anis has stated that the geostationary communications satellite Nilesat 301 will be launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in the United States.
United Media Services (UMS) channels will broadcast the liftoff live for all Egyptians to watch, Anis announced.
Furthermore, SpaceX announced webcasting the mission live on its official website 10 minutes before liftoff.
Nilesate 301, with a projected lifespan of at least 15 years, will replace Nilesat 201, which will expire in 2028.
The new satellite will provide “an expanded broadband internet services to cover Egypt, including remote areas, new projects, infrastructure projects, and new urban communities, as well as gas and oil fields in the eastern Mediterranean,” Anis said.
According to Anis, it will also cover southern African and Nile River Basin countries, aiming to achieve “greater communication with the peoples of the African continent, in line with the directions of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in deepening Egyptian-African relations”.
“Nilesat 301 is able to maneuver antennas to adjust coverage areas in accordance with the needs of African countries, which are considered new markets for Nilesat,” Anis said.
According to SpaceX, a backup launch opportunity for Nilesat 301 is available on Thursday 9 June.
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