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Not too long ago China helped Nigeria build and launch a satellite. For a while, the thing was working until it fell out of the sky. That was the end of that on
by finid 10y ago
Not too long ago China helped Nigeria build and launch a satellite. For a while, the thing was working until it fell out of the sky. That was the end of that one. Not sure if they managed to relaunch another one or got a refund from the Chinese.
I hope the Ethiopians fare better than the Nigerians.
- jpatokal 10y agoFrom the friendly article: Nigeria, meanwhile, spent $300m on a Chinese communication satellite which failed in little over a year. Its successor struggles to compete with commercial providers: its annual revenue in 2015 was a measly $3.3m.
- ctchocula 10y agoAccording to this website [1], "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and its relevant organizations reached a decision to build and launch NIGCOMSAT-1R with no extra cost to Nigerian customer". [1] https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/12/chinese-long-march-3be-launches-nigcomsat-1r/ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/12/chinese-long-march-3...