On February 21, 2019 at 16:47 UTC the "Soyuz-2” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket equipped with the "Fregat” upper-stage orbited the “Egyptsat-A” observation satellite. It is a remote sensing satellite built by Russian RSC “Energia” aerospace manufacturer to provide the Egyptian military and other government agencies with high-resolution surveillance imagery.