ALMATY, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Kazakh space agency said Wednesday that it plansto launch the country's first Earth remote sensing satellite by the end of this year.
"The launch of the first medium-resolution remote sensing satellite is planned for the4th quarter of 2013" from Russia's Yasny Cosmodrome, the press service ofKazCosmos said in a press release.
Kazakhstan's remote sensing system includes two optoelectronic satellites, and thecost will be about 260 million euros (about 341 million U.S. dollars), according to theagency.
The second, high-resolution remote sensing satellite is planned to be launched in 2014from the Guiana Space Center, a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana,said KazCosmos.
Astrium, a Paris-based aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defense andSpace Company, is a strategic partner in the Kazakh remote sensing program.
"The launch of the first medium-resolution remote sensing satellite is planned for the4th quarter of 2013" from Russia's Yasny Cosmodrome, the press service ofKazCosmos said in a press release.
Kazakhstan's remote sensing system includes two optoelectronic satellites, and thecost will be about 260 million euros (about 341 million U.S. dollars), according to theagency.
The second, high-resolution remote sensing satellite is planned to be launched in 2014from the Guiana Space Center, a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana,said KazCosmos.
Astrium, a Paris-based aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defense andSpace Company, is a strategic partner in the Kazakh remote sensing program.
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