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

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

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

4. ESP divisions Structure Design.
Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE)
Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS)
Assembly Integration and Testing (AIT)
Communication System.
Mission Control Center (MCC).
On Board Computer (OBC).
Ground Stations.
Payload Design.
Concurrent Design Center (CDC).
Power Supply.
Thermal Design.
Orbit.
Space Environment.
Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE).

5. 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

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

7. Space payload lab.
Hyperspectral and optical imaging AIT equipment

8. Concurrent design center
Locally developed CDC,

9. Cubesat Lab.

10. signal processing space systems lab.

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

12. Assembly integration and testing center
AIT for satellite of 600 Kg,
Area of 4000 m2,
Testing Labs : Thermal Vacuum , EMC , Vibration , Mass Properties , Payload

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

14. NARSS multi mission platform
Nexsat Roadmap
Nexsat-1
Nexsat-2
Nexsat-3
Nexsat-4
Nexsat-5
NARSS multi mission platform
Adopted NARSS satellite platform
Camera system
Solar panel
TT&C SW
AIT
Power system
OBC
Camera system
Solar panell
TT&C SW
AIT

15. Space segment components
Device/Subsystem component
Tech. readiness level TRL
OBC prototype,
TRL4
S-band DSP prototype,
TRL5
Payload computer prototype,
TRL8
FDIR system
TRL8 (on-process)
Telemetry system
TRL5 (on-process)
Optical Payload camera
TRL7 (on-process)
X-Band subsystem
Solar cells Nano-technology project
ECSS-S-ST-00-01C

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

17. Space city

18. Ground control station

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

20. Satellite Data Receiving Stations Footprint
Receiving Aswan
EgyptSat1
SPOT
CBERS

21. Satellite Data Receiving Station At Aswan city
Reception, monitoring and analysis of different satellite digital data.
Reception and dissemination of SPOT4 and AVHRR data, CBERS.
Station at cairo
NOAA satellite,
FengYun, satellite

22. Thank you!