Luanda, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Angola on Wednesday celebrated the launching into orbit of the AngoSat-2 telecom satellite which, according to local authorities, will be able to cover several lands in Africa and part of southern Europe.
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AngoSat-2 More Than 60 Per cent Ready; Launch In 17 Months
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The Angolan geostationary telecommunications satellite (AngoSat-2), under construction by Airbus Defense and Space, will enter orbit within 17 months, as announced this Friday in Luanda, the general director of the National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN), Zolana João.
According to the director, Angosat-2 is more than 60 per cent complete and is expected to launch in the first half of 2022. With a total weight of 1814kg, he said, Angosat-2 will also be a High Transmission Rate (HTS) satellite and will provide 13 gigabytes in each illuminated region (satellite signal range). The satellite will be based on the Eurostar-3000 platform and its design lifespan will be 15 years. The construction of this new satellite did not bring any cost to the Angolan State, due to the fact that the contract of more than USD 300 million, initiated with the Russian side, for the construction of Angosat-1, protected