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Russia Making Satellite For Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan (UPI) Feb 07, 2005 Russia has begun assembling the first Kazakh telecommunications satellite, local media reported Monday. Alexander Medvedev, head of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, was reported by Khabar television as saying the work is being carried out in accordance with the schedule established by the two nations' governments. The satellite, called KazSat, will be put into orbit by the end of the year, the TV report said. Russia will place the satellite in a geostationary orbit, Medvedev said, at about 22,000 miles above Earth's equator. At this altitude the satellite's period of rotation - 24 hours - matches Earth's, so the satellite always appears to remain over the same spot on the ground. The satellite is designed for TV signals and providing data on mineral resources and natural anomalies. The designers said KazSat could also help fight terrorism, the Khabar TV report said. The satellite's signals will cover Central Asia and a bigger part of Russia. KazSat will save the government about $40 million a year, which Kazakhstan currently pays for leasing foreign satellites, the Khabar report said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Stratos Steps Closer To Xantic Acquisition
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 5, 2006Stratos Global recently announced it had taken a step closer toward the completion of the acquisition of Xantic, having received positive advice from the Works' Council in the Netherlands, and executed a definitive agreement to purchase Xantic from KPN and Telstra Corporation. |
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