A few days ago Angola sent a satellite into space. A first for the country that joins the list of African nations that are embarking on space exploration.
Soon after the take-off of the AngoSat-1 communications satellite which cost $300 million, the Russian ground control staff said they had lost contact with it.
On December 26, the Russian space corporation Energiya announced in a statement that contact had been re-established and all the parameters of onboard systems are working normally.
Source: https://www.africanews.com/2018/01/02/africa-space-technology-the-morning-call/
