Africa-Press – Mauritius. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Angolan communications satellite Angosat-2 will cover not only Angola, but all of Africa and part of Europe, Angolan Telecommunications Minister Mario Oliveira said in an interview with Sputnik.
In April 2018, Russia and Angola agreed to build Angosat-2 to replace the Angosat-1 satellite after it failed to function almost immediately after the launch in 2017. The second communications satellite is set to be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 15:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Oliveira also noted that the African nation could send its first astronaut into space with Russia’s help, but it is too early to talk about a specific date.
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