Bolivia
Spacecraft
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Bolivia used Chinese assistance to launch a national communications satellite, together with the ground segment, in 2013.
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Chronology
1 event
2013 December 20
16:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3BE.- Tupac Katari 1 - .
Payload: TKSAT 1. Mass: 5,100 kg (11,200 lb). Nation: Bolivia.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-4.
USAF Sat Cat: 39481 . COSPAR: 2013-075A. Apogee: 35,802 km (22,246 mi). Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Inclination: 0.0700 deg. Period: 1,436.13 min.
Bolivia's first communications satellite, named after the historical Bolivian leader Julian Apasa Nina (Tupac Katari, 1750-1781). The satellite was built by China's CAST using a DFH-4 bus. It was controlled by Chinese-trained Bolivian engineers at the Amachuma ground station.