Alcomsat-1
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Alcomsat-1 is the first Algerian communications satellite. It was carried by Chinese launcher Long March 3B from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in Sichuan Province, 2,200 km southwest of Beijing.
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Vinony's link graph records 102 inbound references to Alcomsat-1, and connects out to Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, communications satellite and Algerian Space Agency.
Vinony files it under 2017 in Algeria, Algeria–China relations and Communications satellites.
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- Instance of
- artificial satellite
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- space launch vehicle
- Long March 3B
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2017-12-10
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Alcomsat-1 is the first Algerian communications satellite. It was carried by Chinese launcher Long March 3B from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in Sichuan Province, 2,200 km southwest of Beijing.
The satellite was launched on 10 December 2017 and is designed for 15 years operational lifetime. It is a partnership between Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and China. It is dedicated to telecommunications, television broadcasting and internet.
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