Egyptian Achievement in Space: Launch of the SPNEX Nanosatellite
Egypt's Milestone in Space: Successful Launch of the SPNEX Nanosatellite Egypt's Milestone in Space: Successful Launch of the SPNEX Nanosatellite The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) announced in December 2025 the successful launch of the nanosatellite SPNEX (Space Plasma Nano-satellite Experiment). The launch occurred on December 10, 2025, from a space base in northwestern China using the Lijian-1 rocket. The Egyptian SPNEX nanosatellite (Source: SpaceWatch.Global) Official image of the SPNEX nanosatellite from the Egyptian Space Agency Illustration of the SPNEX satellite (Source: Gunter's Space Page) The Scientific Role of SPNEX SPNEX was designed as an orbital scientific laboratory specializing in measuring plasma properties in the ionosphere – the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere ionized by solar radiation. This affects radio wave propagation, GPS accuracy, and communi...