Vietnam got its first taste of satellite transmissions when a Russian Sputnik beamed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and it has so far been forced to lease satellite capacity from other countries.
With Vinasat now orbiting high above the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border — casting a “footprint” that spans parts of Japan, Australia and Myanmar — Vietnam hopes to sell excess capacity to its neighbors.
“Other countries, like Thailand and Singapore, have already contacted us,” Vinh said.
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