Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sept. 25
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan is preparing to launch second national artificial satellite into near-earth orbit, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen government.
This issue was onsidered during a working meeting.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on comprehensive approach to solving the problems related to launching into the near-earth orbit the next national artificial satellite operating at close range, the Turkmenistan State News Agency reported.
In this context, effective use of the capabilities of the first TurkmenAlem 52° E satellite is an important requirement in the development of digitalization, the Turkmen president said.
Earlier it was reported that about 1.3 million Turkmen manats ($1 - 3.5 manats) will be invested in the development of the space sector in Turkmenistan in 2018-2024.
As part of the funds allocated for these purposes, it is planned to launch a satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth. The satellite is expected to be used to develop all sectors of the national economy. The data on hard-to-reach, high-speed and other facilities will be obtained through the satellite.
In power engineering sector, it will be possible to create e-maps of power transmission lines and transformer substations, collect, process and store the obtained data, monitor the technical condition of facilities.
Probing will also allow conducting environmental monitoring of oil fields, pipeline corridors and refineries, including detection of oil spills and monitoring the activity of oil and gas companies.
It will be possible to regularly receive images of certain regions, determine the area of arable land and pastures and receive information about the land plots through the satellite.
The first TurkmenAlem 52° E satellite, promoting the development of telecommunications and communications even in remote settlements located in the Karakum Desert was launched into the near-earth orbit in 2015.