AngoSat-2 to be launched by March 2022
Angola's Angosat-2 satellite is getting ready to be launched into space for 2022. The telecoms satellite is being developed in Russia by Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company General Director, Nikolai Testoyedov mentioned that "We are due to launch the satellite in March 2022... the company is now making the satellite platform".
"The…
AngoSat-2 50 Per cent Completed, To Be launched in 2022 -José Carvalho da Rocha.
Angola's second satellite, AngoSat-2, a replacement for the inactive AngoSat-1, is 50 per cent completed, according to a statement by the country's Minister for Telecommunications, José Carvalho da Rocha.
The satellite project is partly funded and built by Russia, with a payload constructed by French satellite manufacturing company, Airbus. It will be completed this year and launched in…
Angolan ISAE-SUPAERO Post-graduate Students To Monitor The Construction Of AngoSat-2 and 3
Six Angolan specialists undergoing Masters Programme at the Higher Institute for Space Aeronautics(ISAE-SUPAERO) in Toulouse, France will have the opportunity to monitor the construction of the Angosat-2 payload, which is nearing completion, as well as the construction phases of the Angosat-3 satellite. French satellite manufacturing company, Airbus, has partnership contracts for the construction…
Excerpt from Payload Design training for the development of ANGOSAT-2 Satellite
As part of the construction of the ANGOSAT-2 satellite, between March 25 to April 5, 2019, seventeen Angolan specialists assigned to the National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) participated in a training course in Portsmouth, England, implemented by company Constructor of the satellite RSC Energia in partnership with Airbus DS.
The training was on the design of the "Module 2" necessary…
Analysis of the subsystems on board the Angosat-2
At the Satellite Mission Control Center, located in the municipality of Funda, in Luanda, the analysis team of the subsystems on board the satellite is composed of eight technicians, among them a Director, responsible for managing and coordinating the work of experts in the field, five specialists in subsystem analysis, who permanently monitor the health status of the satellite through Telemetry…
Russia to build AngoSat-2 by 2020 to replace AngoSat-1
Few months after the celebratory launch of Angola’s first Satellite, the project has been finally declared defunct by Russia—which had partly funded the project.
In December 2017, Angola joined the elite number of African countries with Satellites including Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt & Ghana with the launch of the AngoSat-1, a communications satellite built for almost $3oo million from the…
2026 NewSpace Africa Conference: Day 2 Recap
Source: Space in Africa
Day 2 of the 2026 NewSpace Africa Conference, organised by Space in Africa and the African Space Agency and hosted by the Government of Gabon, picked up the conversation from where it left off, maintaining the mission of impactful dialogues leading to a more coordinated and sustainable space programme built on synergy and collaboration with partners globally, to…
NewSpace Africa Conference 2026: Day One Highlights
Dignitaries at the NewSpace Africa Conference pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony. Source: Space in Africa.
Space in Africa, in collaboration with the African Space Agency (AfSA), and hosted by the Government of Gabon together with the Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS), organised the fifth edition of the NewSpace Africa Conference (NSAC) in 2026. Held…
ANGOTIC 2025: GGPEN Showcases the NewSpace Economy at Luanda’s Premier Tech Event
Source: GGPEN
To fully understand GGPEN’s role in supporting Angola’s digital inclusion plan, it is essential first to understand what ANGOTIC 2025 is and how GGPEN contributes to accelerating the country’s ICT sector.
What is ANGOTIC?
The Angola ICT Forum (ANGOTIC) is a global forum and integrated exhibition platform dedicated to accelerating the digital transformation of Angola and…
African Governments Budget USD 426.31 Million for Space Programmes in 2025, Space in Africa Report Shows
Space in Africa, a boutique consulting and media firm providing data-driven insights for businesses and decision-makers to succeed in the African space industry, has released the 2025 African Space Budget Report. The Report aggregates annual budgets by African governments for space programmes and explores the factors influencing budgetary decisions, including technological priorities and national…