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…
Angola Launches its Second Satellite, Angosat-2, Today
Angola has launched its second communications satellite, Angosat-2, today October 12, 2022. The satellite was launched aboard the Proton-M Blok DM-03 rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It is a four-stage Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. By virtue of the launch, Angola has now launched two satellites, bringing Africa's 2022 total to five,…
Angosat-2 Set to Launch on Wednesday 12 October 2022
Angola will launch its second satellite, Angosat-2 on Wednesday, October 12 by 12 am GMT, according to the Angolan Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication (MINTTICS), Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira. He disclosed this at the launch of Angola's activities in commemoration of World Space Week. The launch will take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
Countdown to Angola’s Angosat-2 Satellite Launch
Angola is close to launching its second communications satellite, Angosat-2. The satellite, weighing two tons, will be a High-throughput satellite (HTS), providing 13 gigabytes in each illuminated region (satellite signal range zones). The satellite will be based on the Eurostar-3000 platform and have a design lifespan of 15 years. Angosat-2 was developed in Russia by Reshetnev Information…
GGPEN Begins Maintenance on ANGOSAT-2 Control and Operation Systems
The Angolan Management Office of the National Space Program (GGPEN) has begun maintenance work on the control and operation systems of ANGOSAT-2. This activity comes within the scope of the ANGOSAT project and the Russian Party’s responsibilities. The maintenance activity is taking place at the Satellite Mission and Control Center (MCC) at Funda.
The activities in progress include conducting…
“ANGOSAT-2 will be launched in the first half of 2022”, Reiterates Minister Manuel Homem
The Angolan Minister of Telecommunications, Information and Social Communication Technologies (MINNTICS), Manuel Homem, has reiterated that the country will put the Angolan geostationary telecommunications satellite (Angosat-2) in the first half of 2022. He revealed this in an interview with the Russian agency “RIA Novosti.” The Minister further announced that it is important for Angola…
Angola to upgrade satellite ground station facility for AngoSat-2
The Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) has begun upgrading its existing satellite ground station facility to work with AngoSat-2, which is expected to be launched in 2022. A Presidential decree was recently approved for the upgrade of the existing ground infrastructure to handle Ka-band and HTS.
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AngoSat-2 More Than 60 Per cent Ready; Launch In 17 Months
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…
SANSA Breaks Down USD266m Budget, AngoSat-2 Set for Launching, USA Raises Alarm over Chinese Deal, African CEO Challenges SpaceX and Other Top Stories in the African Space Industry for September 2020
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South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on Thursday, September 17, 2020, hosted journalists to a virtual media briefing, where the duo of South Africa’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande and SANSA’s CEO, Valanathan Munsami answered questions on South Africa’s USD266 million Space Hub. Both men discussed the projections for the Space Hub,…