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Thursday, August 11, 2011

China to launch communications satellite for Pakistan

BEIJING: China will launch a communications satellite for Pakistan at an "appropriate time" in the coming days, a spokesman said Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province said the satellite, the PAKSAT-1R, will be carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, reported XINHUA news agency. Both the satellite and rocket are currently in good condition, according to the spokesman.
BEIJING: China will launch a communications satellite for Pakistan at an "appropriate time" in the coming days, a spokesman said Wednesday. A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province said the satellite, the PAKSAT-1R, will be carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, reported XINHUA news agency. Both the satellite and rocket are currently in good condition, according to the spokesman. Online