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− | '''Venesat-1''' is the first [[Venezuela]]n satellite.<ref>[http://www.plenglish.com.mx/article.asp?ID={CDAB1D8B-ED06-4B56-A25C-C061F0BCEAFA})&language=en Venezuela Nationalizing Cement] Prensa Latina</ref><ref name=SatelliteTODAY>[http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/25204.html CASC Launches Venezuela’s First Satellite] ''Satellite TODAY''</ref><ref name=PressTV>[http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=73734§ionid=351020704 Venezuela launches first satellite] Press TV</ref> It was launched at 16:53 UTC<ref name=nasaspaceflight>Rui C. Barbosa, [http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/china-launch-venesat/ China launch VENESAT-1 - debut bird for Venezuela] NASA SpaceFlight.com</ref> on October 29, 2008<ref name=PressTV/> by a Chinese [[Chang Zheng 3B]] launch vehicle<ref name=nasaspaceflight/> from the [[People’s Republic of China]]'s [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center]] (XSLC).<ref name=PressTV/><ref name=nasaspaceflight/> Built by the [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC), the satellite weighs 5,100 kg and has a lifespan of 15 years.<ref name=XinhuaCLTSV>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10276834.htm China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela] Xinhua</ref> | + | '''Venesat-1''' is the first [[Venezuela]]n satellite.<ref>[http://www.plenglish.com.mx/article.asp?ID={CDAB1D8B-ED06-4B56-A25C-C061F0BCEAFA})&language=en Venezuela Nationalizing Cement] Prensa Latina</ref><ref name=SatelliteTODAY>[http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/25204.html CASC Launches Venezuela’s First Satellite] ''Satellite TODAY''</ref><ref name=PressTV>[http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=73734§ionid=351020704 Venezuela launches first satellite] Press TV</ref> It was launched at 16:53 UTC<ref name=nasaspaceflight>Rui C. Barbosa, [http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/china-launch-venesat/ China launch VENESAT-1 - debut bird for Venezuela] NASA SpaceFlight.com</ref> on October 29, 2008<ref name=PressTV/> by a Chinese [[Chang Zheng 3B]] launch vehicle<ref name=nasaspaceflight/> from the [[People’s Republic of China]]'s [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center]] (XSLC).<ref name=PressTV/><ref name=nasaspaceflight/> Built by the [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC), the satellite weighs 5,100 kg and has a lifespan of 15 years. It is PRC's first contract of manufacture and space launching service for a [[Latin America]]n nation. Venesat-1 is a telecommunication satellite and will be used in broadcasting, tele-education and medical service, and is expected to improve the standard of living of the people who are residing in Venezuela's remote areas.<ref name=XinhuaCLTSV>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10276834.htm China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela] Xinhua</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:42, 2 November 2008
Venesat-1 is the first Venezuelan satellite.[1][2][3] It was launched at 16:53 UTC[4] on October 29, 2008[3] by a Chinese Chang Zheng 3B launch vehicle[4] from the People’s Republic of China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC).[3][4] Built by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the satellite weighs 5,100 kg and has a lifespan of 15 years. It is PRC's first contract of manufacture and space launching service for a Latin American nation. Venesat-1 is a telecommunication satellite and will be used in broadcasting, tele-education and medical service, and is expected to improve the standard of living of the people who are residing in Venezuela's remote areas.[5]
References
- ↑ Venezuela Nationalizing Cement Prensa Latina
- ↑ CASC Launches Venezuela’s First Satellite Satellite TODAY
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Venezuela launches first satellite Press TV
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rui C. Barbosa, China launch VENESAT-1 - debut bird for Venezuela NASA SpaceFlight.com
- ↑ China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela Xinhua