Successful fixed-point
At 2045 hours [Beijing Time] on 18 December 2017, after eight days of intense and orderly flight control task during which Alcomsat-1 has undergone 5 orbital changes and 3 final orbit acquisition maneuvers, the satellite was successfully located at 24.8 ° west longitude in the geostationary orbit, laying a solid foundation for subsequent operation. Both Chinese and Algerian parties together witnessed this historic moment in Xi'an Satellite Control Center.
As 24.8°W is not visible from Xi'an another ground control station had to be used maybe one in Algeria (Bouchaoui 364418N0025625E)