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Thu, 04/21/2011 - 08:12
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Belarus confirms plans to launch satellite in 2011
MINSK, April 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarus confirmed its plans to launch a
satellite in 2011.
"It will happen this year. Work is underway. Maybe we are too
cautious, but we must be confident that this is going to be a working
system," Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said.
The Belarusian Earth remote sensing satellite will be launched along
with the Russian spacecraft Kanopus-V from Baikonur.
Eighteen satellites, including the first Belarusian satellite BelKA
worth about 10 million U.S. dollars were lost as a result of a Dnepr
carrier rocket abortive launch from Baikonur in late July 2006.
satellite in 2011.
"It will happen this year. Work is underway. Maybe we are too
cautious, but we must be confident that this is going to be a working
system," Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said.
The Belarusian Earth remote sensing satellite will be launched along
with the Russian spacecraft Kanopus-V from Baikonur.
Eighteen satellites, including the first Belarusian satellite BelKA
worth about 10 million U.S. dollars were lost as a result of a Dnepr
carrier rocket abortive launch from Baikonur in late July 2006.
