Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Túpac Katari 1
Túpac Katari 1 or TKSat-1 is a telecommunications satellite that the government of Bolivia outsourced to the People's Republic of China (PRC) to serve telecommunications in Bolivia, such as mobile, television, and Internet use.
It was built on behalf of the Bolivian Space Agency. The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), was responsible for the construction (using French, German, and USA technology), launch, and orbit of the satellite.
The satellite is named after 18th-century Bolivian independence activist Túpac Katari.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2013
78th orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
72nd mission
3rd mission of 2013
66th successful mission
29th consecutive successful mission