Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral intended to be launched into a geostationary orbit and operated by Intelsat. It was destroyed during a launch failure on 14 February 1996 (15 February local time) causing a large number of fatalities near the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at Xichang People’s Republic of China prompting political controversy around the world.
