BEIJING, Aug. 12 (China Space News) \u2014 China launched the communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for Pakistan at 0:15 a.m. Friday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. <\/p>\n
The satellite was carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. According to the control center, the satellite successfully separated from its carrier rocket and entered the geostationary transfer orbit as scheduled, 26 minutes after launch. <\/p>\n
It is China’s first international export of a commercial satellite this year, the first in-orbit delivery to an Asian customer, and also the third fully integrated satellite export to an international customer after the NigComSat-1 and VeneSat-1 communications satellites. <\/p>\n
Developed by China Academy of Space Technology, PAKSAT-1R is based on the DFH-4 bus with a total of 30 transponders and three antennae onboard. It will provide a range of services, including telecom, broadcasting and broadband Internet, covering South Asia, the Middle East, and eastern Africa and some regions of Europe.<\/p>\n
The Long March-3B launch vehicle — China’s most powerful launcher for the GTO orbit — was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The launching of the satellite marks the 143th flight for the Long March carrier rocket series. <\/p>\n
The contract for the PAKSAT-1R was signed in 2008 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan. <\/p>\n
The launch of PAKSAT-1R shows that cooperation between the space industries of China and Pakistan continues to develop well. Pakistan’s first low-orbit satellite, BADR-A, was launched by China in 1990 in the nose cone of a Long March-2E rocket. <\/p>\n
According to CGWIC, after satellite positioning and in-orbit testing, PAKSAT-1R is expected to be officially handed over to Pakistan in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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