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December 19, 2013

Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 18, 2013
Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday. "What happened was a tragedy...But there is another satellite already built and ready. It was in the budget for the project, planned for launch in 2015," Bernardo said. "Now we are looking at the possibility of launching it in 2014," he added. The Brazilian-Chinese CBERS-3 satellite, meant to ... read more

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