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Roscosmos Launches AngoSat 2 Satellite From Baikonur

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The predecessor, AngoSat 1, was launched in 2017 and achieved a geostationary transfer orbit but drifted out of position due to technical issues.
Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as Roscosmos is set to launch the AngoSat 2 satellite using a Proton-M rocket on Wednesday, October 12.
AngoSat 2 is a communications satellite built for Angola to replace AngoSat 1, which was launched in December 2017 and achieved a geostationary transfer orbit. However, it later drifted out of position due to issues with the electrical power system.
The AngoSat Project is aimed at developing communications satellites equipped with C- and Ku-band frequency transponders, as well as ground communications and broadcasting infrastructure.
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