The 1,647kg Angosat geostationary satellite was produced at Russia?s Energiya Rocket and Space Corporation under a contract with the Angolan Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry
Angola?s Angosat telecoms satellite launched atop a Zenit-2SB rocket from the Baikonur space center on Tuesday, separated from the Fregat booster and is now in the designated orbit.
The satellite will use its own thrusters to reach the final orbit.
The first stage separated two and a half minutes into the launch and fell in Kazakhstan?s Karaganda region. The Fregat booster and the payload separated from the rocket eight minutes after the launch.
The 1,647kg Angosat geostationary satellite was produced at Russia?s Energiya Rocket and Space Corporation under a contract with the Angolan Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry. It is intended to provide communications and TV broadcasting for Angola and the entire African continent.
