Two major space projects will be implemented in Kazakhstan, reports LS.
According to the budget program of the Ministry of Digital Development, 9.2 billion tenge will be allocated this year for the creation and launch of the medium-resolution Earth remote sensing system KazEOSat-MR. The implementation period is until 2027.
As previously noted by the ministry, the new satellite constellation will consist of three units. The efficiency of data acquisition will increase threefold, as the designated territory in Kazakhstan will be imaged once a day. Currently, the existing spacecraft performs imaging once a week.
It is expected that the economic benefit from import substitution during 2027–2031 will amount to about 104.4 billion tenge. During the same period, the indirect effect of providing government agencies with medium-resolution imagery is estimated at 46.5 billion tenge. The total maximum coverage area over five years will be no less than 2.4 billion sq. km.
Another major project is the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex, which is being implemented jointly with Russia. Funding this year will amount to 60.8 billion tenge.
According to the intergovernmental agreement, the Russian side is responsible for developing the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, while the Kazakh side is in charge of reconstructing and modernizing the existing ground infrastructure of the Zenit-M complex and establishing the zones for the fall of separated rocket parts on the territory of Kazakhstan.
As previously reported by the ministry, after three test launches, which will take place from 2025 to 2027, the complex will be put into operation in 2028.
