Vietnam: First Satellite Successfully Receives, Transmits Standard Signals
Posted on: Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 09:00 CDT
Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website
Hanoi: The country's first telecommunication satellite, Vinasat- 1, came on line on 22 May, according to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group.
The satellite successfully received and transmitted standard signals with the two telecommunications centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City , confirming that it is functioning normally according to the International Telecommunications Union's standards.
Vietnamese satellite operators cross-checked the quality of transmission signals with technicians at Lockheed Martin, the satellite's manufacturer, in the US , and the result was positive.
Upon the launch of Vietnam 's satellite, the ITU requested that the satellite must be put into operation before 23 May.
The 200m US dollar Vinasat-1 will provide more than 200 digital television channels and tens of thousands of internet data transmission and telephone channels.
The satellite's footprint is expected to cover Vietnam , Laos , East Asia , India and Austria .
It prospective life span is 15 years.
Originally published by VNA news agency website, Hanoi, in English 24 May 08.
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