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It says “peace and security”for an amount of $1,8 million, that what US forces from Africom , spent in training with Algerian troops, that is not money given to Algeria..
I understand them ; its very hard for them to be a Men like algerians ....................
we never asked money and we will never do it ; "die as a men or die trying..... "
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I think is was because Trump suspended it over the Jerusalem vote. That's good, though. I wish the same happens to Egypt TBH. Tell him to keep it!
No it doesn't. This is the first line:
U.S. bilateral foreign assistance to Algeria is designed to strengthen Algeria's capability to combat terrorism and crime and build institutions in a rule of law framework that can further contribute to the security and stability of the nation and the region. Regional and centrally managed assistance aims to strengthen Algeria's business climate by assisting Algerian government efforts to modernize trade, fiscal, and monetary policies, and strengthen civil society.
Then there is this: http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/...lem_2a3714d4-0fb0-4416-9126-a02eff58a7fb.html
However, Algeria's vote against Trump's decision has pushed the number 1 at the White House into suspending this financial aid," it continues. Echorouk reports that support to "other sectors including 12 million dollars in humanitarian aid and 4 million" in support to civil society has also been suspended.
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I say it again, Algeria doesn’t receive any funds from the US..The Algerian stand on Jerusalem and the Palestinian didn’t start with Trump...And Trump hasn’t change the Republican opinion on Algeria..They were, are and still pro Algeria...I think is was because Trump suspended it over the Jerusalem vote. That's good, though. I wish the same happens to Egypt TBH. Tell him to keep it!
No it doesn't. This is the first line:
U.S. bilateral foreign assistance to Algeria is designed to strengthen Algeria's capability to combat terrorism and crime and build institutions in a rule of law framework that can further contribute to the security and stability of the nation and the region. Regional and centrally managed assistance aims to strengthen Algeria's business climate by assisting Algerian government efforts to modernize trade, fiscal, and monetary policies, and strengthen civil society.
Then there is this: http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/...lem_2a3714d4-0fb0-4416-9126-a02eff58a7fb.html
However, Algeria's vote against Trump's decision has pushed the number 1 at the White House into suspending this financial aid," it continues. Echorouk reports that support to "other sectors including 12 million dollars in humanitarian aid and 4 million" in support to civil society has also been suspended.
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Special defense: press sources, Algeria rejects offer to buy French weapons
Algiers, 09 Feb 15:00 - (Agenzia Nova)- The Algerian army refuses to buy French weapons despite some offers prevented by the companies Airbus and Dassault Aviation. According to the local information website "Algerie Patriotic" (owned by the former Defense Minister's son, Khaled Nezzar), in fact, the French companies Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Défense and Space and Dassault Aviation have proposed to the Algerian authorities a range of their products , exploiting the decision of the Algerian Defense Ministry to increase spending on the purchase of military equipment. A proposal to this effect would have been presented during the visit of a delegation of the French Economic Movement (Medaf), which is on the 7th of February, visiting the North African country for a three-day visit. According to the sources of "Algerie Patriotic", however, the Algerian authorities rejected the offer for "historical reasons" which divide France from its former colony. In fact, since the independence of 5 July 1962, the Algerian authorities have always refused to collaborate with their French counterparts on a sensitive issue such as that of defense. In 2017, Algeria was the largest buyer of German weapons with a total of 1.36 billion euros. (Wing)
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New Version Of T-90 Already Have by Algeria Revealed
T90 SA + TBM-S System = T90 SKA
Contains TBM-S From Thales : Tactical Battlefield Management Systems
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T90 SA + TBM-S System = T90 SKA
Contains TBM-S From Thales : Tactical Battlefield Management Systems
Key Features
- Provides automatised reporting and graphical orders dissemination
- Integrated to secure data communications, IP interfaces for otehrs ccommunications media, peripheral interface for sensors displays
- Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition capabilites
- Post mission debriefing and Analysis After Review
- Integrated vehicule station for sharing situational awareness
- Adapt and customize functionalities to roles and missions
- Scalable from battalion to dismounted soldier
- Mission preparation package with relevant cartography tools (raster, vector, 3D modelling and embedded simulation)
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https://www.archdaily.com/559390/bu...signs-algerian-parliament-around-a-vast-plaza
Bureau Architecture Méditerranée has unveiled the design for the new Parliament of Algeria, a complex including buildings for the People's National Assembly, the National Council (Senate), the Chamber (Congress), and a residence for legislators. The buildings are organized around a large public plaza, "a symbolic gathering place for the free people who give the republic its legitimacy and authority," on a site that connects the historic and modern parts of the city.
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The western entrance to the plaza is flanked by the Parliamentary Assembly and the National Council - the Algerian Parliament's lower and upper chambers, respectively - which form a "monumental gate" at the plaza's entrance. Terminating the plaza at the Eastern end is the Congress building, given pride of place for its role in bringing both chambers together, but also for its role in hosting international delegations, following the Algerian custom of offering guests an honoured place.
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Each of the three buildings is laid out in a similar fashion, with their respective chambers located at the heart of the building, and adding a symbolic dome to the Algiers skyline. In the case of the Congress building, this dome is a skeletal structure covering an open air terrace which sits atop the chamber itself. Around the central chambers are located the offices, meeting rooms and lobbies required for an effective government. Located on the outside edges of the buildings, these rooms benefit from views of the city.
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The facades of the buildings are composed of glass, shielded by ceramic and concrete mouchrabiehs which echo the traditional Arabic architecture of the city. Around the edges of the complex, and in courtyards within the buildings, lush gardens with abundant water features also reflect the traditional city.
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Bureau Architecture Méditerranée
Location
Algiers 16000, Algeria
Project Managers
Frédéric Roustan, Yassine Alliche
Design Team
Sergii Mitaki, Ievgen Grytsenko, Laura Marchepoil, Guillermo Pando de Prado, Jean Christophe Jodry, David Fromain, Olivier Vanel, Jonathan Tourtois, Antony Longerey, Louise Catin, Thérésa Topouka
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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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220000.0 sqm
Project Year
2019
Bureau Architecture Méditerranée has unveiled the design for the new Parliament of Algeria, a complex including buildings for the People's National Assembly, the National Council (Senate), the Chamber (Congress), and a residence for legislators. The buildings are organized around a large public plaza, "a symbolic gathering place for the free people who give the republic its legitimacy and authority," on a site that connects the historic and modern parts of the city.
Save this picture!
The western entrance to the plaza is flanked by the Parliamentary Assembly and the National Council - the Algerian Parliament's lower and upper chambers, respectively - which form a "monumental gate" at the plaza's entrance. Terminating the plaza at the Eastern end is the Congress building, given pride of place for its role in bringing both chambers together, but also for its role in hosting international delegations, following the Algerian custom of offering guests an honoured place.
Save this picture!
Each of the three buildings is laid out in a similar fashion, with their respective chambers located at the heart of the building, and adding a symbolic dome to the Algiers skyline. In the case of the Congress building, this dome is a skeletal structure covering an open air terrace which sits atop the chamber itself. Around the central chambers are located the offices, meeting rooms and lobbies required for an effective government. Located on the outside edges of the buildings, these rooms benefit from views of the city.
Save this picture!
The facades of the buildings are composed of glass, shielded by ceramic and concrete mouchrabiehs which echo the traditional Arabic architecture of the city. Around the edges of the complex, and in courtyards within the buildings, lush gardens with abundant water features also reflect the traditional city.
Save this picture!
Architects
Bureau Architecture Méditerranée
Location
Algiers 16000, Algeria
Project Managers
Frédéric Roustan, Yassine Alliche
Design Team
Sergii Mitaki, Ievgen Grytsenko, Laura Marchepoil, Guillermo Pando de Prado, Jean Christophe Jodry, David Fromain, Olivier Vanel, Jonathan Tourtois, Antony Longerey, Louise Catin, Thérésa Topouka
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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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2019
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http://www.architecturelist.com/201...l-menia-constantine-algeria-by-exp-lemay/amp/
The New City Of El-Menia, Constantine,
Algeria / by Exp + Lemay
After a global competition, the joint venture formed by exp, Canadian firm of multidisciplinary consultants, and lemay, one of the most important integrated design services firms in Canada, has made history in Quebec industry by winning an international competition launched by the Agence de gestion et de régulation foncière urbaine de la Wilaya de Constantine in Algeria. This competition aimed at the realisation of a major project in the city of Constantine, Algeria, of approximately $ 2.4 billion ($ 2.4B), including $1.57 billion ($1.57B) devoted to the residential sector.
After the contest, Algerian government officials confirmed the awarding of this contract to the Canadian team made up of the joint venture of firms exp and lemay. The urban concept, created by the exp and lemay team, was chosen unanimously by the jury. Their winning proposal stood out for its excellence, its relevance, its originality and its audacity; its competitors consisted of international firms from Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
Partner creation and director of lemay’s urban design studio, Michel Lauzon, described how the future area of El-Menia will be a multifunctional and autonomous urban agglomeration on a 47-hectare plateau directly in front of the heritage city of Constantine, the third-most important city in Algeria, and the future cultural capital of the Arab world in 2015, located some 431 km east of Algiers. He added that the proposal, “Once upon a time in El-Menia”, stands out for its unique visual signature that will be visible on the walls and pathways in the old city, a gem of the World Heritage.
Donald Bonsant, associate urban planner and senior director of exp’s design, urban planning and sustainable development department in Quebec explained, for his part, that this prized mandate involves the planning and development of a new neighbourhood, and fits within a distinctive World Heritage global development plan. The design mandate granted to the joint venture includes design of main buildings and typologies as well as public spaces and traffic networks.
Design and Cultural Approach
Developed according to sustainable development principles, the main intention of the concept proposal is two-fold: create a rich and diversified living environment and mark the territory with an urban configuration that lives up to the mythical status of the 3000-year old city of Constantine.
Inspired by the traditional Maghrebian courtyard, at the center of the medinas and Arab towns of North Africa, the concept reflects the cultural characteristics of the landscapes and integrates a clear hierarchy between private and public spaces and between openness and privacy. In this prized proposal, this medina figure is reinterpreted according to the new realities of contemporary urban life based on the peculiar topography of the sector. Using the mountains and the dramatic landscape, the design benefits from major elevations, which create zones of variable density with fluid and iconic green wedges meandering through. Consequently, even though the city was planned to achieve optimal density avoiding urban sprawl and automobile dependency, large and autonomous green spaces were planned to support biodiversity
As the sinuous lines of Arabic calligraphy and arabesques, El-Menia urban figure proposes a symbolic relationship between the individual and his territory. The iconic silhouette of the new neighbourhood will extend over an area of 1.2 million m² as a stamp on the region, at the image of the ancient and legendary cities.
Modernity and heritage
Although the concept is inspired by the history and typologies of Algeria, the proposition aims to house more than 20,000 residents, as well as various offices, shops, recreation centers and schools for a growing population of workers, visitors and tourists. The project of 6,500 to 7,500 housing units will be adapted to a contemporary lifestyle but in continuity with local traditions.
In this perspective, the proposed strategies will consolidate the citizens’ lifestyles and advanced technologies in terms of design, construction, and, of course, sustainable development. In this regard, all service areas are located from a short walking distance of residential zones and an efficient and low-cost cableway system was planned to facilitate commute throughout the city. Spaces were design to promote urban agriculture inside the city to reduce the dependence towards imported food, to allow food self-sufficiency and support the local industry. Optimized green spaces, a reduce road network, infrastructure fighting heat islands, use of solar energy as well as studies on the use of wind turbine, photovoltaic cells and geothermic system were also integrated into the program.
In other words, El-Menia is a model city in its ecological planning, based on leading best practices in sustainable development, all in the heart of an urban lifestyle. This project, which will be carried out with exp and lemay’s signature expertise will meet the population’s needs perfectly, in the creation of the new neighbourhood of El-Menia, a place that is set to become a richly diversified living environment for the people of Constantine.
With its pragmatic and audacious strategies, the city of El-Menia can be perceived as a systemic organism with a functional, technical, regulatory, economic, social and symbolic composition. As a result of these multiples forces, our new city presents an ecosystem integrating different variables while taking into account the refine art of living and friendly character so distinctive of the Algerian culture
The New City Of El-Menia, Constantine,
Algeria / by Exp + Lemay
After a global competition, the joint venture formed by exp, Canadian firm of multidisciplinary consultants, and lemay, one of the most important integrated design services firms in Canada, has made history in Quebec industry by winning an international competition launched by the Agence de gestion et de régulation foncière urbaine de la Wilaya de Constantine in Algeria. This competition aimed at the realisation of a major project in the city of Constantine, Algeria, of approximately $ 2.4 billion ($ 2.4B), including $1.57 billion ($1.57B) devoted to the residential sector.
After the contest, Algerian government officials confirmed the awarding of this contract to the Canadian team made up of the joint venture of firms exp and lemay. The urban concept, created by the exp and lemay team, was chosen unanimously by the jury. Their winning proposal stood out for its excellence, its relevance, its originality and its audacity; its competitors consisted of international firms from Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
Partner creation and director of lemay’s urban design studio, Michel Lauzon, described how the future area of El-Menia will be a multifunctional and autonomous urban agglomeration on a 47-hectare plateau directly in front of the heritage city of Constantine, the third-most important city in Algeria, and the future cultural capital of the Arab world in 2015, located some 431 km east of Algiers. He added that the proposal, “Once upon a time in El-Menia”, stands out for its unique visual signature that will be visible on the walls and pathways in the old city, a gem of the World Heritage.
Donald Bonsant, associate urban planner and senior director of exp’s design, urban planning and sustainable development department in Quebec explained, for his part, that this prized mandate involves the planning and development of a new neighbourhood, and fits within a distinctive World Heritage global development plan. The design mandate granted to the joint venture includes design of main buildings and typologies as well as public spaces and traffic networks.
Design and Cultural Approach
Developed according to sustainable development principles, the main intention of the concept proposal is two-fold: create a rich and diversified living environment and mark the territory with an urban configuration that lives up to the mythical status of the 3000-year old city of Constantine.
Inspired by the traditional Maghrebian courtyard, at the center of the medinas and Arab towns of North Africa, the concept reflects the cultural characteristics of the landscapes and integrates a clear hierarchy between private and public spaces and between openness and privacy. In this prized proposal, this medina figure is reinterpreted according to the new realities of contemporary urban life based on the peculiar topography of the sector. Using the mountains and the dramatic landscape, the design benefits from major elevations, which create zones of variable density with fluid and iconic green wedges meandering through. Consequently, even though the city was planned to achieve optimal density avoiding urban sprawl and automobile dependency, large and autonomous green spaces were planned to support biodiversity
As the sinuous lines of Arabic calligraphy and arabesques, El-Menia urban figure proposes a symbolic relationship between the individual and his territory. The iconic silhouette of the new neighbourhood will extend over an area of 1.2 million m² as a stamp on the region, at the image of the ancient and legendary cities.
Modernity and heritage
Although the concept is inspired by the history and typologies of Algeria, the proposition aims to house more than 20,000 residents, as well as various offices, shops, recreation centers and schools for a growing population of workers, visitors and tourists. The project of 6,500 to 7,500 housing units will be adapted to a contemporary lifestyle but in continuity with local traditions.
In this perspective, the proposed strategies will consolidate the citizens’ lifestyles and advanced technologies in terms of design, construction, and, of course, sustainable development. In this regard, all service areas are located from a short walking distance of residential zones and an efficient and low-cost cableway system was planned to facilitate commute throughout the city. Spaces were design to promote urban agriculture inside the city to reduce the dependence towards imported food, to allow food self-sufficiency and support the local industry. Optimized green spaces, a reduce road network, infrastructure fighting heat islands, use of solar energy as well as studies on the use of wind turbine, photovoltaic cells and geothermic system were also integrated into the program.
In other words, El-Menia is a model city in its ecological planning, based on leading best practices in sustainable development, all in the heart of an urban lifestyle. This project, which will be carried out with exp and lemay’s signature expertise will meet the population’s needs perfectly, in the creation of the new neighbourhood of El-Menia, a place that is set to become a richly diversified living environment for the people of Constantine.
With its pragmatic and audacious strategies, the city of El-Menia can be perceived as a systemic organism with a functional, technical, regulatory, economic, social and symbolic composition. As a result of these multiples forces, our new city presents an ecosystem integrating different variables while taking into account the refine art of living and friendly character so distinctive of the Algerian culture
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http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/...-of-algerias-future-inter-city-trainsets.html
ALGERIA: National railway SNTF and Alstom have revealed the final design for the 17 Coradia Polyvalent electro-diesel multiple-units which are under construction in France for use on inter-city services between Alger, Oran, Annaba, Constantine and Béchar from January 2018.
The SNTF units will be similar to the Coradia Polyvalent units operated by France’s SNCF under the Régiolis brand, but adapted for local conditions including protection against sand and ‘highly efficient’ air-conditioning.
The six-car units will be 110 m long with a capacity of 254 passengers. They will have a maximum speed of 160 km/h, and be capable of operating from 25 kV 50 Hz electrification or by the six 350 kW diesel engines per unit.
The styling was developed by Alstom's Design & Styling department in collaboration with SNTF and aims to evoke the ‘modernisation, movement and beauty’ of Algeria's landscapes, according to Henri Bussery, General Manager of Alstom Algeria. The exterior will feature a ‘subtly reflective’ coating to reflect the cities, countryside, coasts and mountains that the trainsets will pass. The air-conditioned interior is ‘spacious and bright’, with comfortable seating and a dining area.
SNTF placed the €200m order for 17 units in July 2015. They are being manufactured at Alstom's Reichshoffen site, with the bogies supplied from Le Creusot, motors from Ornans, traction systems from Tarbes and on-board electronics and passenger information systems from Villeurbanne.
‘The project is underway and is progressing extremely well at full speed’, said SNTF Managing Director Yacine Benjaballah on February 27. ‘This train will become a national asset, satisfying the needs of our passengers who will be proud to use it.’
ALGERIA: National railway SNTF and Alstom have revealed the final design for the 17 Coradia Polyvalent electro-diesel multiple-units which are under construction in France for use on inter-city services between Alger, Oran, Annaba, Constantine and Béchar from January 2018.
The SNTF units will be similar to the Coradia Polyvalent units operated by France’s SNCF under the Régiolis brand, but adapted for local conditions including protection against sand and ‘highly efficient’ air-conditioning.
The six-car units will be 110 m long with a capacity of 254 passengers. They will have a maximum speed of 160 km/h, and be capable of operating from 25 kV 50 Hz electrification or by the six 350 kW diesel engines per unit.
The styling was developed by Alstom's Design & Styling department in collaboration with SNTF and aims to evoke the ‘modernisation, movement and beauty’ of Algeria's landscapes, according to Henri Bussery, General Manager of Alstom Algeria. The exterior will feature a ‘subtly reflective’ coating to reflect the cities, countryside, coasts and mountains that the trainsets will pass. The air-conditioned interior is ‘spacious and bright’, with comfortable seating and a dining area.
SNTF placed the €200m order for 17 units in July 2015. They are being manufactured at Alstom's Reichshoffen site, with the bogies supplied from Le Creusot, motors from Ornans, traction systems from Tarbes and on-board electronics and passenger information systems from Villeurbanne.
‘The project is underway and is progressing extremely well at full speed’, said SNTF Managing Director Yacine Benjaballah on February 27. ‘This train will become a national asset, satisfying the needs of our passengers who will be proud to use it.’
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http://www.ecns.cn/m/cns-wire/2017/10-31/279066.shtml
Chinese company constructs longest railway tunnel in N Africa
2017-10-31 12:40 Ecns.cn Editor: Mo Hong'e
Constructors celebrate cutting through the Gantas railway tunnel in Algeria, Oct. 30, 2017. (Photo courtesy of China Railway Construction Corporation)
(ECNS) -- On Monday the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited finished cutting through the Gantas railway tunnel in Algeria, a major project in the country's railway network, after six years of construction work.
The tunnel is located 100 kilometers west of Algiers, capital of Algeria, and composed of two separate tubes at 7,346 meters long in one lane and 7,335 meters long in the other, each for just one track. A total length of 14.68 kilometers, it is the longest tunnel in North Africa.
Geological challenges posed by the expansive rocky terrain had to be overcome during the construction of the railway tunnel, according to the CRCC.
In a ceremony to mark the breakthrough, Algerian officials said the new railway would greatly improve transportation for people and goods once completed, cutting the travel time between Algiers and Oran from four hours to two hours.
Chinese company constructs longest railway tunnel in N Africa
2017-10-31 12:40 Ecns.cn Editor: Mo Hong'e
Constructors celebrate cutting through the Gantas railway tunnel in Algeria, Oct. 30, 2017. (Photo courtesy of China Railway Construction Corporation)
(ECNS) -- On Monday the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited finished cutting through the Gantas railway tunnel in Algeria, a major project in the country's railway network, after six years of construction work.
The tunnel is located 100 kilometers west of Algiers, capital of Algeria, and composed of two separate tubes at 7,346 meters long in one lane and 7,335 meters long in the other, each for just one track. A total length of 14.68 kilometers, it is the longest tunnel in North Africa.
Geological challenges posed by the expansive rocky terrain had to be overcome during the construction of the railway tunnel, according to the CRCC.
In a ceremony to mark the breakthrough, Algerian officials said the new railway would greatly improve transportation for people and goods once completed, cutting the travel time between Algiers and Oran from four hours to two hours.
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http://www.satellitetoday.com/gover...algeria-joins-space-club-new-satellite-orbit/
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Algeria Joins the Space Club with New Satellite in Orbit
By Kendall Russell | December 11, 2017
Alcomsat 1 before integration with the Long March 3B rocket. Photo: ASAL.
The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) announced that the China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) successfully launched the country’s first telecommunications satellite, Alcomsat 1, just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 10. A Chinese Long March 3B rocket carried the satellite into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.
ASAL engineers will control and monitor the satellite from operations centers in Medea and Algiers. According to the agency, Algeria will use Alcomsat 1 for broadcast services, broadband internet, audio transmission and telemedicine.
The satellite is a culmination of the partnership forged between China and Algeria back in 2014, meant to promote peaceful international space activity. For this mission specifically, China has helped Algeria develop a training program for local engineers related to the design and construction of Alcomsat 1.
For the next week, Alcomsat 1 will maneuver to its orbital position at 24.8 degrees west. ASAL engineers will spend the next three to six months conducting post-deployment and in-orbit test phases before the satellite enters full service, ASAL stated.
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Algeria Joins the Space Club with New Satellite in Orbit
By Kendall Russell | December 11, 2017
Alcomsat 1 before integration with the Long March 3B rocket. Photo: ASAL.
The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) announced that the China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) successfully launched the country’s first telecommunications satellite, Alcomsat 1, just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 10. A Chinese Long March 3B rocket carried the satellite into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.
ASAL engineers will control and monitor the satellite from operations centers in Medea and Algiers. According to the agency, Algeria will use Alcomsat 1 for broadcast services, broadband internet, audio transmission and telemedicine.
The satellite is a culmination of the partnership forged between China and Algeria back in 2014, meant to promote peaceful international space activity. For this mission specifically, China has helped Algeria develop a training program for local engineers related to the design and construction of Alcomsat 1.
For the next week, Alcomsat 1 will maneuver to its orbital position at 24.8 degrees west. ASAL engineers will spend the next three to six months conducting post-deployment and in-orbit test phases before the satellite enters full service, ASAL stated.
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