Source: Xinhua

11-03-2008 14:37

Special Report:   Tech Max

XICHANG, Sichuan Province, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space on the early morning of Thursday.

A Long March 3II rocket carrying a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 30, 2008. China successfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space on the early morning of Thursday. It is China's first contract of manufacture and launching service for a Latin American country. (Xinhua Photo)
A Long March 3II rocket carrying a Venezuelan tele-
communication satellite blasts off from the launch
pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest
China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 30, 2008. China su-
ccessfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication sate-
llite into space on the early morning of Thursday.
It is China's first contract of manufacture and lau-
nching service for a Latin American country. (Xinhua
Photo)

It is China's first contract of manufacture and launching service for a Latin American country.

Carried by a Long March 3II rocket, the satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center located in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The satellite was produced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with an all-up weight of 5,100 kg and an designed longevity of 15 years.

The orbiter, named as Venezuela 1 Telecom Satellite, is the first telecom satellite of Venezuela which will be used in broadcasting, tele-education and medical service by coving the most regions of South America and the Caribbean region.