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Vietnam’s second satellite successfully launched into orbit

Update: 16-05-2012 | 00:00:00
The VINASAT 2 satellite roared off the launch pad aboard an Ariane 5 rocket at 22.13 GMT on May 15 from Kourou (French Guyana, South America). 

More than 30 minutes after the launch, it was separated from the rocket and went into orbit.

It was Vietnam’s second Ariane 5 rocket launch since 2008 to carry a communications satellite into orbit.

Manufactured by Lockheed Martine from the US, VINASAT 2 is outfitted with Ku band transmission beams to blanket Southeast Asia and adjacent areas. The satellite weighs approximately 3 tonnes and has a lifespan of 15 years.      

The satellite will offer direct television broadcasting, telecommunications and Internet services.

Together with VINASAT 1, VINASAT 2 will help ensure the safe and stable provision of services, intensify the safety of the national telecommunication network, and expand the provision of telecom, audio-visual and internet services across the country. It aims to support national socio-economic development, natural disaster mitigation, and national defence and security.  

Following the success of the VINASAT 1 project in 2008, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) was trusted to develop the VINASAT 2 project at a total cost of US$260-280 million.

It partnered Lockheed Martin from the US that supplies the satellite, control station equipment and launch services.

(VOV)
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