Launch of Chinese-Brazilian satellite delayed until May/June 2013

The launch of the CBERS-3 Chinese-Brazilian satellite has now been scheduled for May or June after initially beings et for November or December 2012 due to a technical problem with the Brazilian part of the project, Brazilian newspaper Estado de São Paulo reported. The problem is with a number of small power converters acquired in 2007 from US company Modular Devices Incorporated which, after passing initial tests carried out in Brazil, failed the final tests that precede the satellite’s launch in China. More

(Source: Macauhub - Jan 22)