More grease to my elbow ....
As i was searching for more goodies i landed to this...
Egypt’s publicly-traded satellite operator Nile sat has signed a launch contract with SpaceX for the in-orbit delivery of Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite due in 2022.
The deal was sealed between Nilesat and SpaceX in Cairo on Tuesday, the first cooperation between the two companies, reports MENA-based online news media SatelliteProMe. Nilesat-301 will deliver communications and direct digital broadcasting services to Nilesat’s existing customer base and help extend the companies footprint in new markets in North Africa, Middle East, Sudan and East Africa.
NileSat 301 will be NileSat’s fourth satellite in space. The first, NileSat 101, was launched into space in 1998, followed by NileSat 102 which was launched two years later. Both satellites were built by the defunct French aerospace company Matra Marconi, now Airbus Defence and Space. NileSat’s third satellite, NileSat 201, was built by Thales Alenia Space.
NileSat-301 has a development timeline of 25 months and is expected to last over 15 years in orbit upon launch in January 2022
Nilesat’s other satellites were all launched by European launch provider Arianespace and from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
brighter future we have here....lets keep hunting the birds .....