Space programs of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article deals with the development of space in Kazakhstan, the state programs in the field of
space industry, which affect the overall telecommunications development, on satellite broadcasting in
the country. The beginning of the space era begins with the launch of the Soviet satellite in 1957. Since
that time, practical development of outer space for the transmission of information over long distances
has begun. The advantages of satellite communication were immediately appreciated, they make satellite
communications a unique and effective means of transmitting information. The specificity of Kazakhstani
communications is determined by the special geographical location of the country. With a
low population density, large transit traffic flows through Kazakhstan. These conditions create favorable
prerequisites for the development of satellite communications in the country.
The purpose of the article is to show the development of the space industry and the implementation
of state programs in the space sphere in Kazakhstan. In many countries, the strategic importance of
information and communication technologies, telecommunications and aerospace industry is realized.
Socio-economic conditions in Kazakhstan up to the 1990s of the last century did not contribute to the realization
of this task. Thanks to purposeful state policy, this goal has become real now in the 21st century.
Key words: space programs and projects, information technologies, telecommunications, space industry,
satellite communications, satellite TV.