Vietnam delays launch of first satellite by a week

HANOI -- The launch of Vietnam’s first satellite has been delayed by a week, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) said Friday. The Visanat, originally scheduled for launch April 12, will now shuttle into space on April 19, said Hoang Minh Thong, Vinasat committee director at VNPT.

Commercial services launcher Arianespace, which will send Visanat into space from its base in French Guiana in South America, had warned that the launch could be delayed if conditions were not optimal.

The project, which cost about 300 million dollars, has been in the pipeline for more than 10 years.

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