Angosat 1 at 14° E

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 14° E Coverage maps

Angosat 1 satellite coverage area from 14° E: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 14° E. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: failed
Orbital position: 14° EChannel line-up at 14° E | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 43087
COSPAR number: 2017-086A
Operator: Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN)
Manufacturer: RKK Energiya
Model: USP Bus
Launch: 26 Dec 2017 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Zenit 3SLB
Launch mass: 1550 kg
Dry mass: 263 kg
Expected lifetime: 15+ yrs.
Beacon: 3401.125, 3404.125, 3830, 10951
Orbit: GEO

About Angosat 1

16 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders. Eventually the satellite stopped responding and in April 2018 it was declared a total loss.