The AlSat 3A mission follows prior space cooperation between China and Algeria, including the December 2017 launch of the Alcomsat 1 communications satellite.
The latest launch follows the delivery of the Alcomsat 1 communications satellite in December 2017.
Alcomsat-1 has connected thousands of schools and hospitals in Algeria and has trained over three hundred Algerian technicians.
China launched Algeria's first communications satellite, Alcomsat-1, in December 2017.
Algeria launched its first communication satellite, Alcomsat-1, from China on 2017-12-11.
China Great Wall Industry Corp. was the prime contractor for Alcomsat-1 and launched the satellite using a Long March-3B launch vehicle.