 |  Latvia to launch first satellite
 27 April 2011
Latvia announced was planning to launch its first telecommunication satellite, Venta-1
within a year. Initially set for launch in 2009, the new satellite was designed to
automatically identify and facilitate the geographical spotting of objects. The project
whose value is around $700,000 has the support of Latvia’s Ministry of Education and
Science. As for the manufacturing, the craft has been totally designed in Latvia and
will be put into operation by the German company OHB-System AG.
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