ANGOSAT-1

NORAD ID: 43087

COSPAR ID: 2017-086A

Country: flag of Angola Angola

Active: No

Details

Use: Government

Purpose: Communications

Operator: AngoSat

Mass: 1647 kg

Description: AngoSat-1 was Angola's first satellite, carrying a communications payload consisting of sixteen C-band and six Ku-band transponders. It was designed to provide communication services across Africa.

Orbit

Orbit Class: GEO

Apogee: 36132.1 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 35958.6 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 6.2°

Eccentricity: 0.002045

Semi major axis: 42416.3 Km

Period: ~1449.0 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~3059.2 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~3071.8 m/s

Tour per day: ~1.0

Launch Information

Date: 2017/12/26 (UTC)

Country: flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Provider: Zenit

Vehicle: Zenit-3F

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