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Well the launch didn't fail...the satellite developed problems, which technically means that the Nigerian screwed up.
Dude, even Satellite was manufactured by China. Nigeria doeasn't have the capability to manufacture a satellite. Read the link in above post.
Dude, even Satellite was manufactured by China. Nigeria doeasn't have the capability to manufacture a satellite. Read the link in above post.
Satellite was in the orbit since May 2007, the lauch was sucessful. I agree that it developped technical problems from day one and finally the manufacturer pulled the plug. Again things like this happen, this incident won't affect China's space industry nor her backlog for launch orders.
My bad, sorry it was not launch but the functioning of the satellite.
Doesn't affect backlogs, but surely affect's its future orders.
If you're referring to the fanufacturer..maybe it will affect this particular design which developped malfunctions. But then again, the used technology proved incompetant on low frequency in dense clowded environment and may not be exported again.
Don't think so, China has good safety record and has a very competetive platform. One malfunction isn't going to scare customers off. How many crashes did we have with LM F-16's? The design is still being exported.True, may affect this design. If you look at the big picture, whatever may be the reasons for the failure of satellite functioning, people may not look at these finer details and will affect their thinking before they go to china space agency, when you have so many others in the fray.
Nor necessarily, competiveness and slots have a value of their own.The only people who might go there will be either for geo-political reasons and/or low costs.
No...major cursomer is Dutch BP Shell which holds upto 30% of nigerian oilfields.If you look, major customer for Nigerian oil is China.
I'll unban you the day next ISRO satellite goes missing.
Take care!
Key Indian satellite launch fails
The explosion showered debris over the Bay of Bengal
The launch of India's heaviest communications satellite has failed after the rocket carrying it veered off course and exploded.
The Insat-4C satellite weighed more than 2,000kg and was expected to significantly enhance India's telephone and business communications.
It came a day after a test-fire of India's longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile ended in failure.
The Agni-III surface-to-surface missile crashed into the Bay of Bengal.
Satellite was in the orbit since May 2007, the lauch was sucessful. I agree that it developped technical problems from day one and finally the manufacturer pulled the plug. Again things like this happen, this incident won't affect China's space industry nor her backlog for launch orders.