Alcomsat 1 [ASAL]
Official name ALCOMSAT 1
Alternative name Alcomsat 1
Cospar ID 2017-078A
Norad ID 43039
Launch date 2017-12-10
Launch site XSC
Launch vehicle CZ-3B/G2
Country/Organization Algeria
Type application Communication
Operator Agence Spatiale Algérienne (ASAL)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.1
Inclination (deg) 0.03
Perigee (km) 35780
Apogee (km) 35793
Eccentricity 0.000181632738602546
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00271568832254
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 88.4909
Arg of perigee (deg) 307.2534
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 5200
Height (m) 5
Width (m) 2.5
Depth (m) 2.5
Span (m^2) 30
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors CAST
Equipment 33 Ku-band, Ka-band, X-band, UHF, EHHF transponders
Configuration DFH-4 Bus
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Alcomsat 1 is the first Algerian geostationary communidations satellite and is based on the DFH-4 Bus.

The satellite was ordered in September 2013.

It carrie a total of 33 transponders in Ku-band, Ka-band for civil applications and X-band, UHF and EHF for the needs of the military and strategic state sectors.

Two ground control stations have been built, one in Medea and the second in Ouargla, which controls the satellite. They are operated by an Algerian staff that has been trained in China.

Alcomsat 1 was successfully launched on a CZ-3B/G2 in December 2017.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ALCOMSAT 1 2017-078A 2017-12-10 XSC CZ-3B/G2