Country dossier · EGY
Egypt
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Egypt's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.
Open Egypt in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)
National space agency · established 2018 · two-source verified
Satellites (owner state)
12
Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.
Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot
Ground stations
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Egyptian Space Strategy (2019)
Strategy under the Egyptian Space Agency covering EO satellites, AfSA hosting and a domestic assembly and integration facility
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Signed only |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Not a party |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Not a signatory |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
No launch infrastructure on Egyptian territory; Egyptian Space Agency satellites launched via foreign providers.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 2018Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) established
Notable missions and contributions
- EgyptSat Series (EO)
- MisrSat-2 (launched 4 Dec 2023 on Long March-2C from Jiuquan; 2 m PAN / 8 m MS EO, a China technology-transfer project)
- AfSA HQ inaugurated and operational at Egypt's Space City, Cairo (20 Apr 2025)