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Satellite "Kazsat-2" is 10 years in orbit.

Author - Нургалиева Сара Кабиевна
Translator - Айгерим Б. Мурзина
Date: 16.07.2021

NUR-SULTAN. PRESS RELEASE. 10 years ago, on July 16, 2011, the Kazakh communication and broadcasting satellite “Kazsat-2” was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The successful launch and commissioning of the second national communications satellite has become an important stage in the creation of its own satellite constellation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The coverage area of the “Kazsat-2” satellite includes the entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the countries of Central Asia. The active life of the satellite, located at an orbital position of 86.5 ° East, is designed for 12.5 years. The technical resource is about 14.5 years.

With the launch of “Kazsat-2”, the possibility of providing communication services for telecom operators, expanding the range of information services, improving the work of electronic government, the Internet and mobile communications has significantly increased.

After 10 years from the start of operation, the “KazSat-2” satellite is operating normally. The loading of the satellite as of July 16, 2021 is 70%. 11 satellite operators use the services of “KazSat-2”. The number of satellite earth stations admitted to work through the “KazSat-2” satellite is 5,119 units throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to statistics, July 16, 2021 - this will be 3654 days of “Kazsat-2” flight, during this period 13 thousand satellite control sessions were carried out, at least 40 engineers were involved in providing control of communication and broadcasting satellite.

Today the space communication and broadcasting system “Kazsat” consisting of two satellites (“Kazsat-2”, “Kazsat-3”) and two satellites operating complexes “Akkol” (Akmola region) and “Kokterek” (Almaty region) fully provides Kazakhstan with services of communication and broadcasting, guaranteeing strategic and information security.

The services of “KazSat” communication satellites are used by 15 main Kazakhstani communication and broadcasting operators, which have more than 13 thousand earth stations in the country. At the moment, the total load of the space communication system “KazSat” is about 73%.

On the day of the significant date of the 10th anniversary of the launch of the satellite “Kazsat-2” in the team of JSC "RCSC" will be held a ceremonial event with the participation of the leadership of “Kazkosmos” and partners, which will be held online.