Afghanistan deploys its first satellite into orbit by February 2014

[Aarush]

First Afghan in Space...
Abdul Ahad Momand was born in Sardah, Afghanistan in 1959; he finished school in Afghanistan and sought to become a pilot. Momand was an exceptional pilot and was chosen amongst many to be trained for a flight to space station Mir. Trained as a professional Cosmonaut, Momand joined the International Group 6 in 1988 and was selected as part of a group to visit the space station Mir with Lyakhov and Valery Polyakov from soviet union..

On topic : Congratulation Afghanistan..

 

[Nishan_101]

Afghanistan deploys its first satellite into orbit by February 2014
Wednesday January 29, 2014

By Ghanizada

Officials in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology of Afghanistan (MCIT) announced Wednesday that the first satellite of Afghanistan will be deployed into orbit within the next one month.

Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan’s Communications & Information Technology Minister, said Afghanistan for the first time will join the nations which have launched their own satellites into the orbit.

Mr. Sangin was speaking during the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding with Eutelsat Communications, which will provide Afghanistan satellite resources that will enhance deployment of its national broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure as well as its international connectivity.

According to Sangin, Eutelsat will deploy an in-orbit satellite from February 2014 to 48° East to deliver full national coverage and extensive reach of Central Asia and the Middle East, under the multi-year agreement.

He said the satellite will be officially called Afghansat 1 by the government of Afghanistan.

A wide range of services including broadcasting, mobile telephony backhaul and IP connectivity will be supported by the satellite (Afghansat 1), Sangin said.

He also added that an agreement was reached between the Eutelsat and the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology of Afghanistan to explore opportunities for long-term cooperation of transforming Afghanistan into an information society.

Afghanistan deploys its first satellite into orbit by February

Is it a new satellite in orbit or older one will be renamed? Also is it free of cost.

 

[livingdead]

the news is misleading, is it an existing satellite of eutelsat that will be moved to cover afganistan...
or is it new satellite launched (by eutelsat)

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Congratulations to friend Afghanistan

 

[BDforever]

congratz ! ! i am really surprised ! ! ! where did Afghanistan get the money for such project ?

i think france will spy on others under the name of Afghanistan's satellite

 

[Khan_patriot]

congratrs......

 

[OrionHunter]

This image you posted is an artists rendition of the Nilesat of the Egyptian Satellite Co. Nothing to do with the Afghansat.

Here's what the Afghansat would look like...

 

[kurup]

Nice development for Afghanistan .....