“The device has been put into target orbit, telemetry is on. There were errors during the withdrawal, but everything is normal, ”said TASS in the state corporation.

The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the EgyptSat-A satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 19:47 Moscow time.

The device is designed to capture the earth's surface with high spatial resolution. After the flight test program has been completed, it is planned to transfer it to the Egyptian side for control.