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AngoSat‑1

Name: Zenit-3F | AngoSat-1
Start: 2017-12-26T19:00:03Z
Location: 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-3F

Launched Tue, Dec 26 · 7:00:03 PM UTC2017-12-26 19:00:03 UTC45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Worldwide

91st

orbital launch attempt in 2017

Sea Launch

1st

launch this year

45/1

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

746 d 5 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Пуск РКН «Зенит-2SБ» с КА «Ангосат»

Mission

AngoSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Angosat and built by Russian RSC Energia. It is Angola's first communications satellite. Angosat-1 is fitted with C-band and Ku-band transponders and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Sea Launch launches Website Wikipedia

Zenit

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

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Sea LaunchLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

AngoSat‑1

Zenit-3F

Launched Tue, Dec 26 · 7:00:03 PM UTC2017-12-26 19:00:03 UTC45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

Follow Sea Launch in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Worldwide

91st

orbital launch attempt in 2017

Sea Launch

1st

launch this year

45/1

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

746 d 5 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Пуск РКН «Зенит-2SБ» с КА «Ангосат»

Mission

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Sea Launch launches Website Wikipedia

Zenit

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

Next From Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome schedule

Nov24Tue

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