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New Chinese satellite

BEIJING: A substitute satellite for the failed SinoSat-2, which was to be China's first direct-to-home broadcasting satellite, will take at least three years to develop, according to a SinoSat spokesman. ``The company is drafting a replacement plan. The substitute satellite would not be a carbon copy of the previous one and we are expecting more technical upgrades,'' spokesman Fan Xinming said. In the company's first public admission that SinoSat-2 suffered a technical failure on November 8, Mr. Fan said that the satellite failed when the solar power panels stopped working. — Xinhua

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