In the middle of 2017, information emerged that the AngoSat-1 will only sell 80% of its services, will be sold to Angolan companies that provide services in our territory and in the countries where the AngoSat-1 signal will cover.
During a workshop on “Socio-economic impact of Angosat-1”, it was confirmed that, currently only 35% remains to be sold, with 65% of the band currently KU completely reserved.
As for the domestic market, 87% of band C and 13% were sold to the international market, to the band KU 53%, which was allocated to the international market, and 47 to the national market.
The band KU has more demand in the African market, while the band C, with more demand in the European, has 82% available, with its 18% already sold.
Which are the most acquiring sectors?
There has been an impact on five primary band telecommunications, media, defense e financial security, oil companies and in the provision of services, with highlight for the last area.
Second View All (Executive Administrator for the Commercial Area of Infrasat), the reserves are paid in an amount equivalent to the first installment in order to secure the purchase, so there are already reservations from Mozambique, Lesotho, Congo Brazavile, Democratic Congo, Togo and an ongoing negotiation with the Kingdom of Belgium.
What is the current situation of the first Angolan satellite?
Recently, the official images of AngoSat-1, and during the workshop, the Deputy Manager of the Angosat 1 project by Energy, who spoke from Baikonur, (Belarus, by video conference, Alexandre Calochi, made it known that the work is prepared in its full volume and has already been transported to the launch area.
At this time, it is phase checking the components of the satellite conveyor and the starter block, which are sensitive and complicated points and systems that require a lot of attention and expertise.
Already the holder of the portfolio, José Carvalho da Rocha, who did not advance the exact day of the launch, made it known that at this moment everything is depending on the phase of integration of the satellite with the launcher and that after this phase, the day will be sure.
