Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology of Angola |
COSPAR ID | 2022-131A |
SATCAT no. | 54033 |
Website | http://www.mtti.gov.ao/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AngoSat 2 |
Bus | Ekspress-1000 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Launch mass | 1964 kg |
Dry mass | 263 kg |
Payload mass | 1647 kg |
Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries (4,400 Watts) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 October 2022 15:00 UTC [1] |
Rocket | Proton-M No. 93571 / Block DM-03 No. 6L |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
Contractor | Roscosmos |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | GEO |
Longitude | 23° E [2] |
Transponders | |
Frequency | |
AngoSat 2 is an Angolan geostationary Communications satellite [3] [4] that is designed to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services to Angola and the surrounding regions. [5] It is the successor to the AngoSat 1 satellite, which was launched in 2017 but experienced technical difficulties and was declared dead and a total loss. [6] AngoSat-2 was developed to replace AngoSat-1 and to enhance Angola's communication infrastructure.
AngoSat-2 was developed as a joint venture between the Angolan government and Russia. [4] The project was overseen by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology of Angola, in partnership with RSC Energia, a Russian aerospace company. The satellite was constructed by RSC Energia at its facilities in Russia.
The development and construction of AngoSat-2 involved collaboration between Angolan and Russian engineers and scientists. The satellite was designed to be compatible with the Proton-M or Breeze-M launch vehicle, which is capable of placing the satellite into geostationary orbit.
The payload of Angosat-2 consists of two telecommunications payloads:
The total payload mass of Angosat-2 is 1,647 kilograms. The satellite is designed to have a service life of 15 years.
AngoSat-2 was launched on 12 October 2022 [4] from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite was deployed into a Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) using a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle. After reaching the GTO, onboard propulsion systems will be used to maneuver AngoSat-2 into its final geostationary orbit, where it will remain stationary relative to Earth's surface.