BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 1. Kyrgyz President
Sadyr Japarov has arrived in Los Angeles to attend events marking
the launch of Kyrgyzstan's first national satellite aboard a SpaceX
launch vehicle.
This was reported by the press service of the President of
Kyrgyzstan.
According to the information, Japarov was met at the airport by
Rebecca Slick Hunter, SpaceX Director of Global Development.
The satellite will be launched into orbit by a SpaceX carrier
rocket.
Kyrgyzstan’s first domestic satellite was developed
over approximately 2.5 years and underwent around 20 tests. The
spacecraft is designed primarily for Earth observation to support
agriculture, including monitoring crop conditions, agricultural
land and pastures, detecting moisture deficits and forecasting
yields. Its expected operational lifespan is at least 15 years. The
satellite was presented in Bishkek in late September and is
scheduled for launch from California aboard a SpaceX rocket.
Earlier in September, Japarov paid a working visit to
the U.S. state of Utah, where he met Governor Spencer Cox and
Senate President Stuart Adams. During the visit, he familiarized
himself with Utah’s experience in tourism and sustainable mining
development and examined plans for the expansion of the Deer Valley
ski resort, which is of interest for Kyrgyzstan’s own mountain
tourism projects, including the Ala-Too Resort.
