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http://www.asd-network.com/press_detail/23415/China_to_build,_launch_satellite_for_Laos.htm


China to build, launch satellite for Laos


BEIJING, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) - China will build and launch a communications satellite for Laos, Chinese media reported Saturday, following similar ventures for Nigeria and Venezuela.

China would also build a satellite control centre for Laos, according to an agreement signed Friday, reports said, citing an official at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

The Dongfang Hong (The East is Red) model satellite would be launched by a Long March rocket. No date was given for the launch.

In 2007, China for the first time launched a Chinese-made satellite for a foreign country, Nigeria.

However, the 257-million-dollar NigComSat-1 satellite -- which was launched to provide phone, broadband Internet and broadcasting services to rural Africa -- failed after a year due to technical problems.

In October 2008, Beijing launched Venezuela's first satellite, Venesat-1, which cost 241 million dollars.

Bolivian President Evo Morales indicated after a meeting Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, that China had agreed to help Bolivia build and launch its first telecommunications satellite within three years.

China, which has developed its space programme considerably in recent years, is a growing presence in the market for building and launching satellites.

In March this year, the head of European aerospace giant Arianespace expressed "shock" that China had been chosen by Eutelsat Communications to launch a satellite, and claimed it circumvented US rules to prevent the export of sensitive materials to certain countries, including China.

"We do not dispute the price factor, even if we think that to penetrate the market, China offers prices which do not reflect economic reality," Arianespace chairman Jean-Yves Le Gall had said.

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 Gross domestic product 2008(millions ofRanking Economy US dollars)1 United States 14,204,3222 Japan 4,909,272

3 China 3,860,039

4 Germany 3,652,824

5 France 2,853,062

 

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6 United Kingdom 2,645,593

7 Italy 2,293,008

8 Brazil 1,612,539

9 Russian Federation 1,607,816

10 Spain 1,604,174

11 Canada 1,400,091

12 India 1,217,490

13 Mexico 1,085,951

14 Australia 1,015,217

15 Korea, Rep. 929,121

16 Netherlands 860,336

17 Turkey 794,228

18 Poland 526,966

19 Indonesia 514,389

20 Belgium 497,586

21 Switzerland 488,470

22 Sweden 480,021

23 Saudi Arabia 467,601

24 Norway 449,996

25 Austria 416,380

26 Iran, Islamic Rep. 385,143

27 Greece 356,796

28 Denmark 342,672

29 Argentina 328,385

30 Venezuela, RB 313,799

31 Ireland 281,776

32 South Africa 276,764

33 Finland 271,282

34 Thailand 260,693

35 Portugal 242,689

36 Colombia 242,268

37 Czech Republic 216,485

38 Hong Kong, China 215,355

39 Nigeria 212,080

40 Romania 200,071

41 Israel 199,498

42 Malaysia 194,927

43 Singapore 181,948

44 Ukraine 180,355

45 Algeria 173,882

46 Chile 169,458

47 Pakistan 168,276

48 Philippines 166,909

49 United Arab Emirates

 

163,29650 Egypt, Arab Rep. 162,81851 Hungary 154,668

52 Kazakhstan 132,229

53 New Zealand 130,693

54 Peru 127,434

55 Kuwait

 

112,11656 Libya 99,92657 Slovak Republic 94,957

58 Vietnam 90,705

59 Morocco 86,329

World Development Indicators database, World Bank, 15 September 2009 1