ANGOSAT-2 to Boost Communication Services for the National Maritime Coordination and Surveillance Center

In a new report released by the National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN), on 16 January 2024, the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, inaugurated the National Maritime Coordination and Surveillance Center located in Barra do Cuanza in Luanda. The Center is part of the Executive's strategy of providing the Angolan Navy (MGA) with modern resources to better respond to the sector's…

Commercialisation of AngoSat-2

Client: Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) Background  Before launching its second commercial high throughput communication satellite, Angosat-2, in October 2022, the Angolan government entrusted GGPEN as the main organ responsible for operating the satellite. To assess the feasibility of commercialising the satellite, GGPEN sought the expertise of Space in Africa. The…

Angola Telecom Launches Angosat-2 Supported Conecta Angola Project

Angola Telecom announced the launch of a new service called Conecta Angola, which aimed to provide free internet connectivity supported by the Angosat-2 satellite to remote areas of the country where none of the country’s mobile operators had been active at the ANGOTIC 2023 conference. The project would target state institutions such as schools, hospitals and municipal administrations that have…

GGPEN Presents the Benefits of the Angosat-2 to the Angolan Armed Forces

On the 21st of March, the National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) participated in a meeting hosted by the Angolan armed forces (FAA) to discuss the military applications of Angosat-2 and give updates on its operational status. The 17th Methodological Meeting of Chiefs of Telecommunication Directorates of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) is an annual gathering of telecommunications…

ANGOSAT-2 is Providing Services Across Seven Provinces in Angola

According to the National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN), hospitals, administrations, schools and universities in areas like Uíge, Cuando Cubango, Huíla, Luanda, Cabinda, Moxico and Lunda Sul now have access to free internet connectivity and tools needed for socio-economic growth, via the Angosat-2. These developments are per the objectives of the National Space Strategy dedicated to…

GGPEN Reports Progress on the Commercialisation of ANGOSAT-2

The General Manager of the Angolan National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN), Dr Zolana Joao, announced during the ANGOSAT-2 project and services presentation that 33% of the C band on ANGOSAT-2 has been sold. 25 African Ambassadors from various African countries, including South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, Egypt, Rwanda, and Ivory Coast, attended the presentation. Furthermore, Dr Zolana Joao…

President João Lourenço Authorises the Commercialisation of Angola’s Second Satellite, ANGOSAT-2

In a news release by the Angolan National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN), João Lourenço, the President of Angola, issues the Presidential decree, nº11/23, authorising the commercialisation of ANGOSAT-2 after the completion of the telecommunications satellite’s testing phase. In addition, the President entrusted the overseeing and monitoring processes to Engineer Mario Oliveira,…

AngoSat-2 is Ready for Business

As reported by the Angola Management Office of the National Space Program (GGPEN), the Angolan Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira, has disclosed that AngoSat-2 is now ready to provide communications services after the final tests have been carried out on the satellite. Mr Olivera made this statement during a seminar themed "National…

ANGOSAT-2 Continues to Communicate Seamlessly with Control Stations in Angola and Russia

Three weeks after the launch of Angola’s second communication satellite, Angosat-2, the Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) confirms that the satellite is communicating perfectly with control stations in Russia and Angola. The satellite was launched aboard the four-stage Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle (Proton-M Blok DM-03 rocket) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on…