Chinese rocket put into orbit the first Belarusian satellite – BBC

16.01.2016, 06:26

Launched from Baikonur Xichang a Chinese carrier rocket Long March-3B («Long March”) orbited the Belarusian telecommunications satellite Belintersat-1, reports «Xinhua» .

It is noted that this is the first for Belarus communications satellite, and The launch of China’s first satellite with European countries. Built by the Chinese side product is designed for 15 years of service.

President Xi Jinping and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated each other on the successful launch, according to press service Lukashenko. The Heads of State stressed that the launch of the satellite – the result of many years of cooperation and partnership between the two countries.

Previous reported that China plans to launch a manned spacecraft in 2016.

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