https://spacewatch.global/tag/algeria-space-agency-asal/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/algeria-space-agency-asal/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/algeria-considering-second-alcomsat-communications-satellite/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11824 Algeria’s space agency, the Agence spatiale algérienne (ASAL), the Algerian space is actively considering building a second communications satellite, Alcomsat-2, to replace Alcomsat-1 at the end of its service life in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/arab-space-leaders-commit-regional-cooperation-provide-update-programmes/ Wed, 02 May 2018 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8546 Leaders and senior officials from a number of Arab space agencies have committed themselves to further regional space cooperation, and provided updates on their national space programmes, at the Global Aerospace Summit 2018 held at the St. Regis Hotel on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island on 30 April and 1 May 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/algerias-alcomsat-1-communications-satellite-now-operational/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8429 Algeria's ALCOMSAT-1 communications satellite is operational in its orbital slot four months after its launch from China. A handover ceremony was held earlier in April 2018 at the Algerian satellite control centre that will handle all ALCOMSAT-1 operations between Algerian officials and engineers and executives from China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) who built and launched the satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/algerias-alcomsat-1-communications-satellite-launched-chinese-long-march-3b-slv/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 05:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6629 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>