China Launches Second Satellite for Venezuela
By Jeffrey Hill | October 1, 2012
[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The Chinese state-run Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has sent a second satellite built for the Venezuelan government into orbit on a Long March rocket, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported Sept. 30.
The Venezuelan spacecraft VRSS-1 is a remote sensing satellite that aims to provide images for tasks such as mapping croplands, counter-drug efforts and monitoring floods.
The satellite is also nicknamed after Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda. Chinese officials said the satellite cost $140 million to produce.
China launched Venezuela’s first satellite, Venesat-1, or “Simon Bolivar” in 2008 to carry communications gear. The satellite is also nicknamed after Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda. Chinese officials said the satellite cost $140 million to produce. China launched Venezuela’s first satellite, Venesat-1, or “Simon Bolivar” in 2008 to carry communications gear.
China launched Venezuela’s first satellite, Venesat-1, or “Simon Bolivar” in 2008 to carry communications gear. The satellite is also nicknamed after Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda. Chinese officials said the satellite cost $140 million to produce. China launched Venezuela’s first satellite, Venesat-1, or “Simon Bolivar” in 2008 to carry communications gear.