# AngoSat 2

> Angolan communications satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q56349425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56349425)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngoSat_2)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/angosat-2

## Summary
AngoSat 2 is an Angolan geostationary communications satellite launched on 12 October 2022. The satellite, operated by AngoSat and manufactured by JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev, has a mass of 1,964 kg and was built on the Ekspress-1000N spacecraft bus to replace AngoSat 1.

## Key Facts
- AngoSat 2 is an Angolan communications satellite and a geostationary satellite.  
- Launch date and time: 2022-10-12 at 15:00 (UTC).  
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.  
- Launch vehicle: Proton-M (configuration qualifier 935-71).  
- Space tug (upper stage): Blok DM-03 (configuration qualifier 6L).  
- Mass at launch: 1,964 kilograms.  
- Spacecraft bus: Ekspress-1000N.  
- Manufacturer: JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev.  
- Operator: AngoSat (country: Angola).  
- COSPAR ID and NSSDCA ID: 2022-131A.  
- Powered by: 2 spacecraft solar arrays.  
- Replaces: AngoSat 1.  
- Other identifiers: SCN 54033; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/11g0wgt1sx.  
- Wikipedia title: AngoSat 2; available Wikipedia languages: English, Finnish, Portuguese.

## FAQs
### Q: What is AngoSat 2?
A: AngoSat 2 is an Angolan geostationary communications satellite designed to provide telecommunications services. It is operated by AngoSat and built on the Ekspress-1000N bus by JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev.

### Q: When and how was AngoSat 2 launched?
A: AngoSat 2 was launched on 12 October 2022 at 15:00 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24. The launch used a Proton-M rocket with a Blok DM-03 upper stage.

### Q: What are AngoSat 2’s primary technical identifiers and specifications?
A: AngoSat 2 has a launch mass of 1,964 kg, COSPAR/NSSDCA ID 2022-131A, SCN 54033, and is powered by two spacecraft solar arrays. It uses the Ekspress-1000N spacecraft bus.

## Why It Matters
AngoSat 2 extends Angola’s national telecommunications capability by operating as a geostationary communications satellite. As a geostationary satellite, it remains at a fixed position relative to the Earth’s surface, which is important for continuous telecommunications services such as broadcasting, data links, and fixed satellite services. Built by JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev on the Ekspress-1000N bus and operated by AngoSat, the platform replaces AngoSat 1, indicating continuity in Angola’s space-based communications infrastructure. The satellite’s launch on a Proton-M rocket with a Blok DM-03 upper stage from Baikonur demonstrates international launch and manufacture partnerships. Its mass (1,964 kg), two solar arrays, and geostationary role place it within the class of medium-weight communications satellites used by nations to secure sovereign telecommunications capacity, broader internet and broadcast coverage, and resilient communication links.

## Notable For
- Serving as Angola’s geostationary communications satellite that replaces AngoSat 1.  
- Being built by Russian manufacturer JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev on the Ekspress-1000N bus.  
- Launched on 12 October 2022 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 by a Proton-M rocket with a Blok DM-03 upper stage.  
- Launch mass of 1,964 kg and powered by two spacecraft solar arrays.  
- Assigned COSPAR/NSSDCA identifier 2022-131A and SCN 54033.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: AngoSat 2.  
- Description: Angolan communications satellite; instance of communications satellite and geostationary satellite.  
- Country/operator: Angola; operated by AngoSat.  
- Purpose: Telecommunications (communications satellite class).

### Manufacture and Platform
- Manufacturer: JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev.  
- Spacecraft bus: Ekspress-1000N.  
- Power: 2 spacecraft solar arrays.

### Physical specifications
- Launch mass: 1,964 kg.

### Launch
- Launch date and time: 2022-10-12 at 15:00.  
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.  
- Launch vehicle: Proton-M (qualifier 935-71).  
- Upper stage / space tug: Blok DM-03 (qualifier 6L).

### Orbit and mission
- Orbit type: Geostationary orbit (satellite_of: geostationary orbit).  
- Mission role: Communications / telecommunications.  
- Replaces: AngoSat 1.

### Identifiers and records
- COSPAR ID: 2022-131A.  
- NSSDCA ID: 2022-131A.  
- SCN: 54033.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11g0wgt1sx.  
- Wikipedia title: AngoSat 2.  
- Wikipedia languages available: English, Finnish, Portuguese.  
- Sitelink count: 3.

### Significant events
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 on 2022-10-12.

## References

1. [Source](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/angosat-2.htm)
2. Jonathan's Space Report