AngoSat-2 launched two years late after first satellite failed
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 24haubenin
After the loss of AngoSat-1 in 2018, Russia supplied Angola with a replacement satellite, AngoSat-2, launched on 12 October 2022, around two years later than the announced deadline. The spacecraft, built by Russian company ISS Reshetnev, is now active, Reuters reports.
Angola’s AngoSat-2 satellite was delivered by Russia around two years late after the failure of AngoSat-1, launched in December 2017 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The equipment is now operational, but its use remains uneven, according to 24haubenin.
AngoSat-1, built by Russia to strengthen Angola’s control over its telecommunications, suffered failures after being placed in orbit. The replacement comes ahead of the Russia-Africa summit, scheduled for 28 and 29 October 2026 in Moscow, in a space partnership whose benefits for the Angolan population remain difficult to measure, reports 24haubenin.
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