5h13 dawn on 16/5, Vinasat-2 satellite of Vietnam will be launched into orbit.
 A source from Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT), the units assigned to Vinasat-2 investors, said dawn on 16/5 (by now Vietnam), Vinasat-2 will be launched geostationary orbit at 131.8 degrees East position Arian 5 rocket Shipping Company European aerospace Arianespace.

Location is the launching pad Kouru (Guyana - South America), which successfully launched Vinasat-1. Vinasat-2 Accompanying Vietnam's discharges also has satellite JCSAT-13 in Japan.
Vietnam's Vinasat-2 is about to be launched into orbit.
Vinasat-2 has a total budget of about 260-280 million, the Prime Minister and assigned through VNPT as an investor in 12/2009. Like Vinasat-1, the project partners Vinasat-2 is still the Lockheed Martin (USA) with the supply of satellite equipment control station and launch services for satellite telecommunications.

Vinasat-2 is produced on the A2100 platform frame, a design life of 15 years. With 30 of transceiver 36 MHz Ku-band (24 of commercial exploitation and six spare), Vinasat-2 capable of covering Southeast Asia and some neighboring countries. Transmission capacity of Vinasat-2 equivalent to 13,000 voice channels / Internet / or data communication channel 150.

With Vinasat-1, Vinasat-2 created a system of satellite redundancy and risk capacity, contributing to enhanced safety and stability in the process provide satellite capacity to customers .

The first satellite of Vietnam Vinasat-1 was launched into orbit on 19.04.2008; to date 22/05/2008, this satellite has officially been exploited. The event will be launched Vinasat-2 Group Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications announced the morning of 9/5 in Hanoi.