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Kazakhstan planning to launch KazSat-3 in 2013 According to KazKosmos, Kazakhstan will have 2 operational satellites by that time.

29 June 2011

Launch of KazSat-2 put off from July 15 to July 16 According to the source, the date of the launch may have been coordinated to fit in the schedules of some VIPs that are expected to attend the launch.

27 June 2011

Kazakh MP wants $1 billion in rent for Baikonur The minimum cost of Baikonur cosmodrome annual rent should be $1 billion: Amangeldy Momyshev.

17 June 2011

Russia temporarily provided orbital slot for KazSat-2 Kazakhstan and Russia signed a treaty on the use of an orbital slot for KazSat-2 satellite.

05 June 2011

KazSat-2 delivered to Baikonur KazSat-2 communications satellite has been delivered from Moscow to Baikonur.

31 May 2011

KazSat-2 communications satellite to be sent to Baikonur May 30 It was to supplement the KazSat 1 satellite, but will now replace Kazsat 1 due to the complete loss of the first satellite.

29 May 2011

Preparations for delivery of KazSat-2 started in Baikonur KazSat-2 will be delivered to Baikonur in the week's time from now from Khrunichev Center, where final tests are being performed.

25 May 2011

Russia and Kazakhstan to sign a cooperation agreement to build and launch KazSat-2 KazSat-2 was to supplement the KazSat-1 satellite, but will now replace Kazsat-1 due to the complete loss of the first satellite.

12 May 2011

Mussabayev talked about Russia's benefits from Baikonur Talgat Mussabayev from Kazakh National Space Agency spoke about Russia's profit from Baikonur. Kazakhstan needs ways to continue the cosmodromes operations in case Russia moves away to its own space centers.

23 April 2011