Vietnam is striving to complete negotiations for the Vinasat satellite’s orbit this year. Previously, due to the inability to finalize the orbit negotiations, the planned launch of the satellite, initially scheduled for 2005, had to be postponed.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has been tasked by the Government to negotiate the orbit, while the investment project for the construction and launch of the satellite is being carried out by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group. Once the orbit negotiations are completed, the investment project will be approved for bidding.
The Vinasat satellite is expected to be medium-sized, equipped with 25-30 transponders, with one transponder capable of handling approximately 500 telephone channels. The Vinasat satellite will cover the entire territory of Vietnam and neighboring Southeast Asian countries, along with parts of China and Japan. The total investment for the Vinasat satellite launch project is around 270 million USD.
K.HƯNG