Talgat Mussabayev, Head of the National Space Agency, announced that companies of France, the USA, China and Russia had submitted their respective bids to build the KazSat-3 satellite, Novosti Kazakhstan reports. A tender is being held a second time due to some errors in filing of bids. The first KazSat-1 [launched in 2006] was unsuccessful: its control system failed in 2008. Afterwards, Kazakhstan has toughened requirements to further satellites. The launch of KazSat-2 is scheduled for March 2011.
Talgat Mussabayev, Head of the National Space Agency, announced that companies of France, the USA, China and Russia had submitted their respective bids to build the KazSat-3 satellite, Novosti Kazakhstan reports.
A tender is being held a second time due to some errors in filing of bids.
The first KazSat-1 [launched in 2006] was unsuccessful: its control system failed in 2008. Afterwards, Kazakhstan has toughened requirements to further satellites.
The launch of KazSat-2 is scheduled for March 2011.