A Russian-built Soyuz-U rocket with the Egyptian EgyptSat-2 satellite aboard blasts off from a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on April 16, 2014. Egyptian EgyptSat-2 is expected to have an operational lifetime of 11 years, covering Egypts mapping, environmental monitoring and disaster management requirements, NASA said. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
