Lanka's satellite launch delayed

The first ever Sri Lankan satellite launch, which was scheduled for today from a Chinese space centre, has been delayed due to unfavourable weather conditions. A new time for launch will be announced tomorrow, local media quoted President Mahinda Rajapaksa's younger son Rohitha Rajapaksa, who is a key engineer in the Sri Lankan Space Systems, as saying. With the launch of the satellite Sri Lanka will become the third South Asian nation, after India and Pakistan to own a communications satellite. More

(Source: Business Standard - Nov 23)