LAUNCH OF M'SIA'S RAZAKSAT SATELLITE POSTPONED

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 (Bernama) -- The launch of RazakSAT, Malaysia's second
remote sensing satellite, into orbit on April 21 has been postponed due to
technical problems with the launch vehicle Falcon 1, Science, Technology and
Innovation Ministry secretary-general Abdul Hanan Alang Endut said Friday.

RazakSAT was scheduled to be launched from Omelek island, part of the
Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, at 6am (Malaysian time) on April 21.

Space Exploration Technology (Space X), the company set to launch the
satellite, detected vibration at a less safe level on the launch vehicle, he
said in a statement.

He said work to fix the problem would take about six weeks to be completed.

The new launch date would be announced as soon as Falcon 1 was ready for the
launch, he added.

-- BERNAMA