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AngoSat-1

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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission

AngoSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Angosat and built by Russian RSC Energia. It is Angola's first communications satellite. Angosat-1 is fitted with C-band and Ku-band transponders and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.

Launch vehicle
Zenit
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch pad
45/1
Provider
Sea Launch

The vehicle

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Launch vehicle

Zenit

Height
4.6 m
Diameter
0.42 m
Stages
1
Recorded launches
4
First flight
2011-01-20

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Launch site & orbit

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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