KazSat 1 ( ), the first
Kazakh
space
satellite, was launched on June 18, 2006
by Proton-K rocket (made by Khrunichev Space Center). It
contains 12
Ku-band transponders
(each 72 MHz). It is a
communications satellite occupying
geosynchronous orbit
approximately 36 000 km above the Earth. It was produced by
cooperation of Khrunichev Space Center, Alenia Spazio and
others.The control of the KazSat was lost primary at July 2008 and
completely at Oct 2008.
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