Foreign and Military Affairs
China to launch satellite for Pakistan
Updated: 2011-08-10 11:45
(Xinhua)
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MixxXICHANG, Sichuan - China will launch a communications satellite for Pakistan at an "appropriate time" in the coming days, a spokesman said Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province said the satellite, the PAKSAT-1R, will be carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
Both the satellite and rocket are currently in good condition, according to the spokesman.
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