Arianespace to launch Vietnamese satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 6:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
Arianespace announced this week that it was won a contract to launch the first Vietnamese telecommunications satellite. An Ariane 5 will launch the Vinasat-1 spacecraft in the first half of 2008 under a contract between Ariane and the satellite manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. Vinsat-1, an A2100-series spacecraft weighing 2,600 kg, will carry a suite of C- and Ku-band transponders to provide domestic communications services for Vietnam.
Arianespace announced this week that it was won a contract to launch the first Vietnamese telecommunications satellite. An Ariane 5 will launch the Vinasat-1 spacecraft in the first half of 2008 under a contract between Ariane and the satellite manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. Vinsat-1, an A2100-series spacecraft weighing 2,600 kg, will carry a suite of C- and Ku-band transponders to provide domestic communications services for Vietnam.
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