Sea LaunchZenit45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AngoSat-1
Launched
December 26, 2017
Summary
AngoSat-1 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 26, 2017. It was Sea Launch's 43rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,706th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Zenit flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). The tracked orbit of Angosat 1, one of 12 catalogued objects, from December 29, 2017, was 35,970 × 36,123 km inclined 0.1°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН «Зенит-2SБ» с КА «Ангосат»Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Zenit · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Zenit flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 43rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,706th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Angosat 1 · NORAD 43087 · 2017-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-086A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-29 03:42:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99376104 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018048
- Inclination
- 0.0593°
- Ascending node
- 106.2349°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.632°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.7332°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 debris, 5 components; 3 still in orbit
- Angosat 1 · NORAD 43087 · in orbit
Fregat-SB No. 2006 · in orbit
Zenit 2SB80.5 Stage 2 · re-entered January 27, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,486th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AngoSat-1 launch?
AngoSat-1 launched on December 26, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AngoSat-1?
Coverage: Пуск РКН «Зенит-2SБ» с КА «Ангосат». Watch the replay
What rocket launched AngoSat-1?
Zenit, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit spec sheet
Where did AngoSat-1 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did AngoSat-1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Angosat 1, one of 12 catalogued objects, from December 29, 2017, was 35,970 × 36,123 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did AngoSat-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).