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| Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar satellite stops working |
| 2020-03-31 |
| [janes.com] The Venezuelan government has announced that its Simón Bolívar (VeneSat-1) satellite is no longer operational, without citing specific causes. The platform was an important component of the country’s defence and telecommunications sector. In 2018, then-head of Venezuela's National Anti-Drug Office (Oficina Nacional Antidrogas: ONA), General Juan Grillo stated that, “thanks to Simón Bolívar, we have connected our radars, which allows us to identify whether an aircraft is carrying out illicit activities or not.” “Due to a fault, the satellite will no longer carry out its telecommunication operations,” a brief 25 March communique by the Venezuelan Ministry of Science and Technology explained. |
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