Vietnam Launches its First Satellite

On Friday, 18 April, Vinasat-1 was launched from the Guiana Space Center, in Kourou, at 6:17 p.m. EDT, with the help of an Ariane-5 ECA space rocket owned by Arianespace. The Vinasat-1 satellite was joined by the Brazil Star One C2 satellite, and both were placed into geostationary transfer ... [ read more >> ]