2017

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

Payloads deployed · 1