Operator Angosat Launch site Plesetsk LC-35/1 Longitude 14° E Launch mass 1,550 kg Bus USP | Spacecraft AngoSat 1 Reference system GEO Launch date 2017 Launch mass 1,550 kg Mission type Communications satellite | |
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Frequency 44 equivalent Ku band and 16 trp C band Manufacturer S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Similar Spektr‑RG, Hispasat AG1, Echostar 21, GSAT‑19E, Kounotori 7 | ||
AngoSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Angosat and built by the Russian company RSC Energia. It is the first communications satellite of Angola. The project is born out of a 2009 agreement between Angola and Russia's government, and the project was initiated in 2012. Originally supposed to be launched along Energia 100 satellite on a Zenit-3SL in 2016. But the annexation of Crimea made the use of the Ukrainian launcher questionable, and thus the Angara A5/Blok DM-03 Plesetsk was selected. It was financed by Rosoboronexport with a 286.2 million Euro.
Payload
The AngoSat-1 payload is composed of 16 C band and 6 Ku band transponders.
References
Angosat 1 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA