Contract to develop and launch KazSat-3 to be signed at Le Bourget

09:18, 20 June 2011

PARIS. June 20 KAZINFORM /Sara Kabikyzy/ Delegation of Kazakhstan National Space Agency headed by its chairman Talgat Musabayev arrived in Paris to attend one of the largest world aerospace show Le Bourget, which will open on Monday.

Special attention will be paid to the Kazakh-French cooperation in space sphere. Three years ago Kazakhstan and France concluded agreement on strategic partnership in space exploration. Today, the National Company "Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary" and the French company EADS Astrium are engaged in the implementation of two major space projects. As noted by head of Kazkosmos Talgat Musabayev, at Le Bourget the two sides will sum up results of joint work.

Kazakhstan's National Center of Space Communications (RTSKS) and Russian "Information Satellite Systems - Reshetnev Company" will sign a contract to develop and launch the third Kazakh satellite KazSat-3.

The Kazakh delegation will also hold meetings with representatives of the German Space Agency and experts of the Space Agency of France.

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