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Armenia to Launch Its First
Satellite
14:04 22/06/2013
MOSCOW, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - The ex-Soviet republic of Armenia will
launch its own satellite into the orbit, a governmental official said
Friday.
A newly created company called Armcosmos is currently busy registering an
orbital position for the upcoming satellite, said Gagik Grigoryan, a senior
official with the Transportations and Communications Ministry.
The price tag for Armenia's space program is $250 million, with part of the
sum to come from private investors, Grigoryan told the Armenian branch of
Radio Liberty.
The official gave no timeframe for a possible launch and did not specify
the function of the satellite, to be called Armsat, though he said it will
have to have commercial use. Armenia currently has the right for two
orbital positions for telecoms satellites.
Six of 15 post-Soviet republics have launched their own satellites since
the Soviet Union's demise. The list includes Armenia's historical rival
Azerbaijan, which successfully brought into orbit its first telecoms
satellite Azerspace-1 in February.
http://en.ria.ru/science/20130622/181813052/Armenia-to-Launch-Its-First-Satellite.html
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14:04 22/06/2013
MOSCOW, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - The ex-Soviet republic of Armenia will
launch its own satellite into the orbit, a governmental official said
Friday.
A newly created company called Armcosmos is currently busy registering an
orbital position for the upcoming satellite, said Gagik Grigoryan, a senior
official with the Transportations and Communications Ministry.
The price tag for Armenia's space program is $250 million, with part of the
sum to come from private investors, Grigoryan told the Armenian branch of
Radio Liberty.
The official gave no timeframe for a possible launch and did not specify
the function of the satellite, to be called Armsat, though he said it will
have to have commercial use. Armenia currently has the right for two
orbital positions for telecoms satellites.
Six of 15 post-Soviet republics have launched their own satellites since
the Soviet Union's demise. The list includes Armenia's historical rival
Azerbaijan, which successfully brought into orbit its first telecoms
satellite Azerspace-1 in February.
http://en.ria.ru/science/20130622/181813052/Armenia-to-Launch-Its-First-Satellite.html