Angosat 2

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2022-131ALaunched 10/12/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Angosat-2
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Date: 10/12/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 1,800 kg
Total Mass: 2,150 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

C

Organizations

Operator: Angola National Space Program Management Office
Manufacturer: ISS Reshetnev

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-131A

Track

Mentions

6

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Angola intends to use Angosat-2 to expand telecommunications services to the country’s most remote areas, the southern region of Africa, and much of southern Europe.

PlanGrowthValue 3.5Oct 10, 2022Angola’s Angosat-2 to launch from Kazakhstan

Angosat-2 is scheduled to launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 2022-10-12.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 10, 2022Angola’s Angosat-2 to launch from Kazakhstan

Angosat-2 is planned to launch in 2020.

PlanValue 3.5Jun 12, 2018Angola eyes new satellite as African space race accelerates

Angosat-2 is planned to cover the whole territory of Angola, Africa, and parts of Europe and to provide telecommunications services with 16 C-band transponders and 6 Ku-band transponders.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.7Jun 12, 2018Angola eyes new satellite as African space race accelerates

RSC Energia planned to agree technical parameters of Angosat-2 and then begin manufacturing the satellite.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 12, 2018Angola eyes new satellite as African space race accelerates

Insurance worth $121,000,000 for Angosat-1 will go toward Angosat-2 while Russia will cover the remaining $199,000,000.

FinancialPlanValue 4.7Jun 12, 2018Angola eyes new satellite as African space race accelerates