First Communications Satellite Is Launched
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From Times Wire Reports
Kazakhstan sent its first satellite into space today, a step toward fulfilling the oil-rich ex-Soviet republic’s ambitions of joining the elite club of spaceexploring nations.
KazSat 1 is designed to provide TV transmission and communications for Kazakhstan, three other Central Asia nations -- Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan -- and parts of Russia.
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