据巴西《商报》7月9日报道,由于财政困难巴西将推迟发射自己的第一颗卫星。发射日期可能延期到今年的12月份。这颗卫星是由巴西国家太空研究所于去年制造的,它可接收和转播气象信息。由于美同方面施加了压力,由巴西决定美国轨道科学公司承接发射任务。轨道科学公司是在一年前与前苏联的宇宙技术设备总局争夺中赢得这份生意的。巴西原准备在今年5月, According to Brazil’s “Commercial Daily” reported on July 9, due to financial difficulties, Brazil will postpone the launch of its first satellite. Launch date may be postponed until December of this year. The satellite was manufactured last year by the National Space Institute of Brazil, which receives and retransmits weather information. As a result of pressure exerted by the United States, Brazil decided that the United States orbital science company should undertake the launch mission. Orbital Sciences won the business a year ago in contention with the former Soviet Union’s space technology equipment general. Brazil originally prepared in May this year,