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Caracas, 29 Oct. AVN.-Voice and data services that previously could not reach
all inhabitants offar-flung towns like Curiapo and San Francisco de Guayo in Delta
Amacuro state or El Yagual in the border state of Apure, are now guaranteed by
the wide signal of the Simon Bolivar satellite, through which 3 million 699 thousand
Venezuelans are connected.
Reaching isolated areas of national territory gave rise to the idea of launching
into space the first Venezuelan satellite, a 4-year device in orbit whose major
achievement has been the transfer of technology to people in places where making
a telephone call or surfing the Internet was never believed possible.
Satellite monitoring
The Simon Bolivar satellite platform is integrated into the National Telephone
Company's network of terrestrial telecommunications and contributes to the
development of social programs such as teleeducation, telephony, and Internet as
well as FUNVISIS research projects.
Besides, a network of 35 seismic stations (with 24- hours satellite connection)
operates in the country to monitor any telluric movement in Venezuela.
The Simon Bolivar spacecraft is run and controlled in the national territory by a
team of Venezuelan experts belonging to the Bolivarian Agency for Space
Activities (ABAE). The main control earth station is located in the Aerospace Base
Capitan Manuel Rios (Bamari), in the central state of Guarico whereas the backup
earth station is located in Luepa, Bolivar State.
The satellite project began on 1 November 2005 when an agreement with
China was signed to develop this device which would open the way towards the
technological independence of the country.
TRANSLATION
Llegar a zonas aisladas del territorio nacional dio origen a la idea de lanzar al
espacio el primer satélite venezolano, un dispositivo en órbita de 4 años cuyo
mayor logro ha sido la transferencia de tecnología a personas en lugares donde
realizar una llamada telefónica o navegar por Internet fue Nunca creí posible.
Monitoreo satelital
La plataforma satelital Simón Bolívar está integrada en la red de
telecomunicaciones terrestres de la Compañía Nacional de Teléfonos y contribuye
al desarrollo de programas sociales como teleducación, telefonía e Internet, así
como a proyectos de investigación FUNVISIS.