Kyrgyzstan’s first satellite successfully launched into orbit

China News Service, Astana, October 2. Bishkek News: The website of the Presidential Palace of Kyrgyzstan announced on the 2nd that the country’s first satellite was launched in the United States on the 1st local time and successfully entered orbit. It will be used in fields such as natural resource monitoring and disaster warning.

The launch was carried out at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle of the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation. President Zhaparov of Kyrgyzstan, who is on a working visit to the United States, attended the launch ceremony.

According to sources, the satellite will be controlled by a control center located in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan will use satellite data to monitor the conditions of agricultural land, glaciers, water bodies, forests and pastures, understand changes in natural ecosystems, and investigate problems such as illegal mining of mineral resources and illegal establishment of garbage dumps. With the help of relevant data, Kyrgyzstan can also carry out monitoring and early warning of disasters such as droughts, floods, landslides, mudslides and forest fires, so that timely response measures can be taken to reduce disaster losses.

In addition, satellite data will be used to optimize logistics transportation routes. Kyrgyzstan said that in the future, relevant data will be connected to the national digital system and used to draw maps and establish analytical models to provide reference for government decision-making, investment planning, etc.