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Ahmad Fa

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AOCS engineer at the Egyptian Space Agency who led satellite control teams for NexSat-1 and NarssCubeSat-1,2.

Egypt
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At the Egyptian Space Agency, I head the Attitude and Orbit Control Division and work in the Egyptian National Space Program. I was AOCS team leader for NexSat-1, launched in February 2024, and ADCS team leader for NarssCubeSat-1,2, launched in 2019.

Across satellite projects, I’ve designed attitude determination and control algorithms and developed satellite sensor, actuator, dynamics, and disturbance simulation models. I’ve also supported verification, commissioning, in-orbit telemetry analysis, and flight software development using C++ and Matlab/Simulink.

As Project Manager of the 1st Egyptian Universities Cube Satellite Project, EUS1, I led teams from 16 Egyptian universities in building satellite subsystems. I hold a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Al-Azhar University, with research on attitude and orbit control algorithms for Earth-observation satellite swarms.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Egyptian Space Agency logoEA
Current

Head of Attitude and Orbit Control Division

Egyptian Space Agency

Leading the Attitude and Orbit Control Division at the Egyptian Space Agency, overseeing AOCS design, development, and operations for various satellite missions.

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Project Manager

Egyptian National Space Program

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Managed the first Egyptian Universities Cube Satellite Project (EUS1) from 2015 to 2017, coordinating teams from 16 universities.

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AOCS Simulation and Algorithms Engineer

Egyptian National Space Program

Worked on the Egypt-sat1 project, the first Egyptian remote sensing satellite, developing AOCS simulations and algorithms in cooperation with Ukrainian partners.

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ADCS Team Leader

Egyptian National Space Program

Led the ADCS team for the NarssCubeSat-1 and NarssCubeSat-2 satellites, launched in 2019.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Al-Azhar University logoAU

Al-Azhar University

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. in electrical engineering with thesis on development of attitude and orbit control algorithm for swarm satellites used in Earth observation.

Cairo University logoCU

Cairo University

MSc, Power Electric and Machines

MSc in power electric and machines with thesis on a combined attitude magnetic controller for remote sensing satellite.

Benha University logoBU

Benha University

BSc, Electrical Engineering

BSc in electrical engineering with major in automatic control and measurement instruments.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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