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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulCommunicationsProton-M/Blok DM-03
Launched 2022-10-12 15:00 UTC81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
136th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
6th
launch this year
81/24 (81P)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
1023 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch time based on air/marine space closure notices.
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Cosmic_Penguin
Height
58.2m
Diameter
7.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
10,532kN
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