the agency oversaw the launch of túpac katari 1—bolivia's first artificial satellite—on 20 december 2013. the communications satellite was named for túpac katari, an 18th-century aymara native who led a rebellion against the spanish empire. the satellite was built by great wall industrial corporation at a cost of us$302 million, 85% of which was provided by a china development bank loan. it was launched into orbit from the xichang satellite launch center in china.