Vinasat-1
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Launch date | April 19, 2008, 1:17 AM GMT+3 |
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Orbit height | 35,786 km |
Speed on orbit | 3. 07 km/s |
Launch site | ELA-3 |
Cost | 200 million USD (2010) |
Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
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ID | 2097109 |
About Vinasat-1
Vinasat-1 is the first Vietnamese satellite to be placed in orbit. It was launched at 22:17 GMT on 18 April 2008, by an Ariane 5ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. The launch was conducted by the European organisation Arianespace. VINASAT is the national satellite program of Vietnam.