July 1964, Egypt would launch a satellite designated the al-Najm (Star) into a low earth orbit utilizing the al-Ra'id launch vehicle

Egypt quickly announced that, by July 1964, it would launch a satellite designated the al-Najm (Star) into a low earth orbit utilizing the al-Ra'id, or a three-stage derivative, as a launch vehicle. The al-Najm was reported to be designed to explore the earth's electromagnetic field.

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