Egypt launched its SPNEX satellite on Wednesday, December 10, aboard China’s Lijian-1 Y11 carrier rocket, expanding the country’s growing portfolio of space assets and highlighting its increasing self-reliance in satellite development.
The CAS Space-manufactured rocket carried nine payloads in total and successfully deployed all of them into their designated orbits. SPNEX marks Egypt’s second domestically developed satellite in recent years, following the country’s push to build indigenous space capabilities.
The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) has confirmed that the satellite has been successfully deployed, marking its entry into the designated orbit and the initiation of its first signal transmissions.
SPNEX marks Egypt’s 15th satellite launch and the 66th launched by an African nation, although the continent’s space activities remain concentrated in a few countries.
Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, and Nigeria account for the majority of African satellites currently in orbit.
Source: https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/12/14/egypt-launches-spnex-satellite-advances-domestic-space-manufacturing/?brid=Bn_Gogp9EubEmsK3bgYaqA