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China to launch Indonesia's communications satellite

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-29 22:04

XICHANG: China will soon send an Indonesian communications satellite into space on the back of Chinese-made Long March 3B rocket, a spokesperson for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Saturday.

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All preparatory work is well underway and both the satellite and the rocket were in good condition, the spokesperson said.

The Palapa D satellite, owned by Indosat, an Indonesian satellite communications company, will provide satellite links and broadcasting services for Indonesia and other southeastern Asian nations.

Indosat ordered the Palapa D satellite from the French company ThalesAlenia Space in 2007.