RFSA Proton-M Blok DM-03 AngoSat-2
Proton-M Blok DM-03
Status
Success
Date
12 OCT 2022
15:00
Launch Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Overview
The AngoSat 2 is a communications satellite built for Angola to replace the failed AngoSat 1. The Angosat Project calls for development of a communications satellite with C- and Ku-band transponders, its launch into a geostationary orbit and development of the ground communication and TV broadcasting infrastructure. In August 2019 it was revealed the replacement satellite is being built by ISS Reshetnev (Bus) and Airbus Defence & Space (payload). Construction has started in February 2018.
Rocket
Proton-M Blok DM-03
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
4
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