▁project ▁ ▁To ▁establish ▁a ▁scientific ▁and ▁techn ological ▁base ▁for ▁space ▁and ▁high ▁technology ▁indust ries ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁human ▁capacity ▁and ▁improve ▁local ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁remote ▁sens ing ▁applications . ▁▁ ▁To ▁support ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁in ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁by ▁providing ▁space ▁images . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁and ▁future ▁plans ▁Egypt S at ▁ 1 ▁La unch ed ▁successfully ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Egypt S at ▁ 2 ▁with ▁spatial ▁resolution ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁but ▁the ▁launch ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁hold ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁following ▁all ▁contact ▁being ▁lost ▁with ▁Egypt S at ▁ 1 . ▁Egypt S at ▁ 2 ▁launched ▁into ▁orbit ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ; ▁last ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁satellite ▁was ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁Des ert S at ▁with ▁spatial ▁resolution ▁of ▁ ▁which ▁special ized ▁in ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁monitoring ▁desert ▁resources ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁sat ell ites ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁compreh ensive ▁images ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁ ▁Egypt s at ▁ 1 ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁mini atur ized ▁satellite ▁we igh ing ▁ 1 0 0   kg ▁and ▁is ▁carrying ▁two ▁devices : ▁▁ ▁An