The first images taken by Egypt’s newly launched optical imaging satellite have been released a month after the satellite was launched. RSC Energria, the company behind construction of Egypt’s newly launched EgyptSat-2 s released the photographs on its website, stating that the satellite the images are already meeting their design requirements. The photographs were taken on April 30 and show Australia’s Taylor Bay and Melbourne. At Taylor Bay, the image shows boats on the piers of Lake Eildon, near by roads and vegetation. The images of Melbourne, perhaps more impressive, depict large areas of Australia’s second largest city, including the suburbs of Northcote, Fitzroy North, Abbotsford, Kew, Fairfield, Alphington and Ivanhoe. Zoomed in images of Melbourne, often known as the cultural and sports hub of Australia, show greater detail, including the city’s Eastern Freeway, the Chandler Overpass and the Wilsmere Estate (formerly Kew Asylum). The images also show one of the city’s recycling depots and residential housing. New technological capabilities Earlier this month, an Egyptian official stated that the new satellite, EgyptSat-2, is being used to monitor Ethiopia’s construction of the ‘Renaissance Dam.’ President of Egypt’s National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Alaa El-Din El-Nahry stated that…
