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First communications satellite of Turkmenistan put into orbit

Business Materials 18 May 2015 12:36 (UTC +04:00)

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, May 18

By Huseyn Hasanov- Trend:

The first communications satellite of Turkmenistan "TurkmenAlem 52°E" has been successfully launched on the orbital position of 52 degrees east longitude at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, a message of the government of Turkmenistan said.

The last test trials of RF channels of the satellite will be held until May 31, according to the plan. The contractor - the French company Thales Alenia Space will hand over "TurkmenAlem 52°E" to Turkmenistan for commissioning upon successful completion of all tests in the first decade of June 2015.

It is expected that "Turkmen Hemrasy" JSC, established in accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, will provide satellite services.

The national satellite will be used to broadcast the Turkmen television and radio channels. The high bandwidth communication of the satellite channels will allow "TurkmenAlem 52°E" broadcast dozens of television channels of both standard and high-quality definition. Given the fact that today it exceeds the needs of national television of Turkmenistan, it is planned to lease a part of the satellite channels to foreign broadcasters, the message said.

The orbital position of the satellite "TurkmenAlem" will allow Turkmenistan to act as a transit country in the process of broadcasting of European and Asian channels.

Features of the satellite system make it possible to use it for transferring data between ground stations, remote from each other over long distances, providing broadband Internet, distance learning, telemedicine, including the various holding video conferences, as well as for other types of communication services.

Edited by CN

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