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Venesat-1

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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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Venezuela Nationalizing Cement Prensa Latina
  2. ↑ CASC Launches Venezuela’s First Satellite Satellite TODAY
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Venezuela launches first satellite Press TV
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rui C. Barbosa, China launch VENESAT-1 - debut bird for Venezuela NASA SpaceFlight.com
  5. ↑ China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela Xinhua
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