| Names | ҚазСат-1 QazSat-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | JSC KazSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 29230 |
| Website | http://www.rcsc.kz/Home/IndexEng |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 2 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | KazSat-1 |
| Spacecraft type | Yakhta |
| Bus | Yakhta modified |
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,380 kg (3,040 lb) |
| Dry mass | 820 kg (1,810 lb) |
| Power | 1.3 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 June 2006, 22:44:05 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 17 October 2006 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | August 2009 |
| Last contact | 26 November 2008 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 103° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 12 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Caucasus, Central Russia |
KazSat constellation | |
KazSat-1 (Kazakh: ҚазСат-1, QazSat-1) is the first Kazakh communications satellite. It was launched on 17 June 2006, at 22:44:05 UTC by Proton-K / Blok DM-2M launch vehicle.[1][2] This satellite was constructed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for the satellite bus and Thales Alenia Space (Italy) for the payload. Thales Alenia Space is also the provider of KazSat-2 and KazSat-3 payloads.
- ^ a b "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "First Kazakh satellite into orbit". BBC News. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2021.