Nigeria has made history today as the first Communication Satellite in Africa goes into space today from a location in China. It was televised live on NTA

The satellite named NIGCOMSAT-1,took more than 30 minutes to lauch.
Lauching a satellite involves the transportation of the spacecraft from the ground into the geo-stationary orbit, which is about 35,200km away from the earth. This is the distance into the space.

The entire launch activity, or launch campaign involves the integration of the spacecraft, of the launch vehicle, which is rocket and after the integration, the firing of the launcher into space to transport the spacecraft into the entire orbit.

This is a good development,read the processes involved here

http://gsmusersforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=375#375

what does this mean to us here in Nigeria,pls share your views