By NNN-KUNA,
Cairo : Egypt has started to manufacture a new satellite in cooperation with France to meet the growing demand for its satellite in the Arab region, especially after NileSat has used up all existing capacities of the existing Nilesat 101 and NilSat 102.
The Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat) said in a statement Thursday that it will launch its new satellite NileSat 201 in the first quarter of 2010, the first second-generation NileSat satellite based on a contract with a French company.
The company indicated that the new satellite will cover North Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf region and can carry 24 moon channels.
Egypt entered the era of satellite communications and operation of satellite channels broadcast in 1998, broadcasting more than 500 radio and television channels.