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Special working group on investigation of reasons of loss KazSat-1 created

A special working group on investigation of the reasons of loss of Kazakhstan space satellite KazSat-1 has been created by the assignment of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov. K. Masimov informed today at the expanded session of the board of Kazcosmos, the agency reports.

Astana. January 21. Kazakhstan Today - A special working group on investigation of the reasons of loss of Kazakhstan space satellite KazSat-1 has been created by the assignment of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov. K. Masimov informed today at the expanded session of the board of Kazcosmos, the agency reports.

He also said that the results of investigation of the special commission will be made public.

As informed earlier, "on the night of November, 26th the satellite KazSat-1 completely lost its working capacity and did not respond to any commands. It is not working now," the chairman of the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan, Talgat Musabaev said.

He informed the decision-making process of launch of KazSat-1 was not done the way it had to be done. It did not correspond the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan." "We should have held the tender on purchase from those firms, reliable firms, which produce very good, modern, and reliable space technology," he explained.

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