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Venezuela and China Signs Third Satellite Deal
 
Date:2014-10-08 05:01       Hits:
 

China Great Wall Industry Corporation(CGWIC) is a China’s state-owned sole commercial satellite launch service provider. Recently according to Xinhua, China’s state-run media agency, the Venezuelan government has signed a new agreement which is to build and deliver into orbit the country’s third satellite with it. It's said that this satellite will be named after Antonio Jose de Sucre who is an independence hero, but there is no details shown about the costs and specific timeframe for the project.


In 2008, Venezuela launched its first satellite from China which is a telecommunications satellite and named after independence leader Simon Bolivar. In 2012, the Latin American nation’s second satellite, a remote sensing satellite, was also launched into space from China and named after the independence hero Francisco de Miranda.