Chinese Laos signs Laos No. 1 satellite project

Chinanews Beijing, September 25 – (by Sun Zifa) China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology on 25th issued the news to say to the media, China and Laos jointly sign “Laos satellite broadcast communications system construction and commercial operation project memorandum” in the vientiane on the same day, will realize China to the ASEAN country entire star export zero breakthrough.

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology respective China asia-pacific mobile communication satellite limited liability company chairman Liang Xiaohong, Laos premier government office science and technical bureau minister Yunnan throws over Sha Mai to sign the agreement on behalf of China, Laos separately. According to the agreement, China uses the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to develop “Long March” series carrier rocket, launches one for Laos by the China Academy of Space Technology based on “East Is Red” satellite platform development “Laos No. 1” satellite, and constructs the satellite ground control station and ground broadcast communication network in Laos.

According to the memorandum which just signed, the Chinese asia-pacific mobile communication satellite limited liability company will take “Laos No. 1” the satellite project construction phase chief contractor and commercial operation stage partner, establishes the joint venture with the Laos government, the common development satellite operational service, and takes this as the platform, to the Laos basic telecommunication and media wenwey, becomes the important satellite communication operator in Mekong River subregion.

In addition, the Chinese asia-pacific mobile communication satellite limited liability company will further also enhance the cooperation with the Laos government from now on, in Laos and peripheral locality development satellite application service.

“After Laos No. 1” satellite will become after “Nigerian No. 1” satellite, “Venezuelan No. 1” satellite, Chinese astronautics third star export communication satellite. The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology people in charge said that “Laos No. 1” implementation of the satellite project, will promote further Chinese astronautics in the international commercial launch and satellite operation market status and influence.

This person in charge introduced that since 1986, this courtyard has developed the international commercial launch service market diligently, passes through unceasingly diligently, China “Long March” launch vehicle has realized from the low temperature to advance to the normal temperature advances, from connecting to the bundle and from “an arrow single-satellite” “an arrow multi-star”, from the satellite launch to launching the spanning development of manned vehicle, has launches the low, middle and high different orbital and different type satellite ability. In 1987, China “Long March” series carrier rocket has completed to include “Asian-Pacific No. 1” successfully, Yixing, “Asian-Pacific No. 6” and “Nigerian No. 1” and “Venezuelan No. 1” and other satellite 30 international commercial launches.

(This article originates: Link net. More splendid, please click on link net http://www.huanqiu.com/)