O AngoSat-1 remains without signal so far and its evaluation is scheduled for the end of April, Angola and Russia are already negotiating the creation of a new satellite - AngoSat-2 , the process expected to be completed by the end of May, according to the Russian press.
The Angolan satellite continues to show no sign of life in January of the current year, Tass news agency that the final diagnosis of AngoSat-1 is still ongoing, the Izvestia newspaper he adds that “it is clear to everyone that the satellite has been dead since January”.
According to the latest information, the assumptions on which the creation of AngoSat-2 will be based prompted the sending of an Angolan delegation to Russia at the end of February.
Angosat-1 is covered by insurance of US $ 121 million - an amount assumed in equal parts by the companies SOGAZ and VTB - sufficient amount to guarantee its construction without any breach in the accounts of RSC Energia, the company that leads the Russian consortium responsible for construction of the mill.
The Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, José Carvalho da Rocha, safeguarded that the Angolan part will not be harmed because the agreement safeguards the interests of the country.
In February, in an interview with Novo Jornal Online, the minister stated that, “the contract provides for all extremes and, in this industry, all risks are taken care of, from construction, launch and transportation. All of these steps are assured ”.
