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VINASAT-1 ready for TAKEOFF:))
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The Ariane-5 launch system, which will deliver satellites from Vietnam and Brazil into space on Saturday, was Thursday rolled onto its launching platform, said the European Arianespace Center in Kourou in French Guiana.


After a complete system check, the 50-meter high and 800-ton launch system traveled to the launching platform on a 2.8-kilometer special rail.

The ready-for-takeoff status of VINASAT-1 was completely checked Thursday morning (Vietnam time) at the Galilee Building of Arianespace at the Kourou spaceport.

The Arianespace Center said the system check was witnessed by four specialists from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT).

The US$200 million satellite, insured for $177 million by Bao Viet and Vietnam’s Post Insurance Joint Stock Co., will help provide telecommunication services, internetand TV services to the most remote areas of Vietnam.

VTV1 will broadcast the VINASAT-1 launch live.

The launch is scheduled to take place between 7:16 p.m. and 8:23 p.m. (Guiana time) on Friday, which is between 5:16 a.m. and 6:23 a.m. (Vietnam time) on Saturday.

When it reaches its orbit of 35,768 kilometers above the earth, VINASAT-1 will cover an enormous area, including Southeast Asia, Eastern China, India, Korea, Japan, Australia and Hawaii.

Reported by Chi Bang-Manh Duong :))


April 18, 2008 | 10:36 PM Comments  1 comments

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Sunnyvnsg vnamson
April 18, 2008 | 11:02 PM
VN takes off
wow,VN takes off:))
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