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Contact regained with Angosat-1

Energia, the company that built the AngoSat 1 satellite said its engineers have finally established communications  and received data indicating that all its systems are operating properly

Russian space officials have regained control of Angosat-1, which was launched earlier this week.

The Russian-built satellite entered orbit after launch from the Baikonur pad in Kazakhstan, but officials couldn’t immediately establish contact.

Energia, the company that built the AngoSat 1 satellite said its engineers have finally established communications and received data indicating that all its systems are operating properly.