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Bolivia on Friday sent its first communications satellite into space on a rocket launched from the Xichang launch centre in China.
The Tupac Katari satellite is expected to reach its orbit in seven days, the Bolivian President’s office said.
The $300 million satellite will become operational in April and is expected to improve broadcasting, internet and telephone connectivity in Bolivia.
Bolivia’s state-run telecommunications company Entel has installed 1,100 antennas in the country to receive signals from Tupac Katari.
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