2017 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Alcomsat-1
successLong March 3B/E | Alcomsat-1
Alcomsat-1 is the first Algerian telecommunications satellite. It is expected to operate in geostationary orbit for 15 years. Satellite carries Ku-band and Ka-band transponders for civil applications and X-band, UHF and EHF for the needs of the military and strategic state sectors.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 10, 2017 at 04:40 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Mission
- Alcomsat-1
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit