Angosat 1

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General

Designation	43087 / 17086A
Launch date	26 Dec 2017
Country of origin	Angola
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	planned 14°E
Launch vehicle	Zenit 3F
Launch site	Tyouratam

worth $327 million, insured for $121 million. Contract signed in 2009.
Total bandwidth: 2160 MHz

A second satellite will be built for free to replace this one by Energia RSC

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End of life

Out of service	30 Dec 2017
Cause	Contact was lost shortly after launch because of a discharged battery but the deployment of the solar panels resolved the issue. Later a power supply issue was identified.

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	RSC Energia
Platform	Yamal (Universal Service Platform)
Mass at launch	1647 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array	2 wings, 4 panels each
Stabilization	3-axis, electric propulsion system
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years

Payload built by Airbus Defence and Space

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C-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Africa
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band

Main transponders	6
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Angola and part of Africa
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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