Olympics: China launches Games satellite (crienglish.com) Updated: 2005-07-18 15:17 China will launch a micro-satellite especially for
the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Officials from the Science and Technology Committee for the Games say the
satellite, which will be launched next month, will monitor the surroundings of
the venues in Beijing during the Olympics.
The 130-kilogram satellite will send pictures and messages to the control
center once a week.
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