Technical teams analyzed the telemetry data received so far, ‘and we can say, without fear of being wrong, that the probability of failure is extremely small, so we are satisfied,’ the minister said from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.

Special correspondents of Angolan public television broadcast the minister’s statements, as he witnessed the launching operations of the device, which is heading towards its geostationary position in orbit.

Telecommunications services from AngoSat-2 will be available between January and February 2023, De Oliveira explained.

According to the Government, the equipment will cover various territories in the African continent and part of southern Europe.

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