China today launched a communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for its close ally Pakistan.
It was launched in the early hours today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The satellite was carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, Chinese official agency Xinhua reported.
PAKSAT-1R will provide a range of services including broadband Internet, telecom and broadcasting, covering some regions of Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and the eastern Africa, besides a host of defence applications.
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