According to the Kyrgyz President's website on the 2nd, Kyrgyzstan's first satellite was launched at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the 1st, US Pacific Time. On the same day, the satellite entered orbit aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Corporation's “Falcon 9” rocket. In the future, the satellite will be controlled by a command center located in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz President Zaparov, who is on a working visit to the US, attended the satellite launch ceremony.

According to the Kyrgyz President's website on the 2nd, Kyrgyzstan's first satellite was launched at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the 1st, US Pacific Time. On the same day, the satellite entered orbit aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Corporation's “Falcon 9” rocket. In the future, the satellite will be controlled by a command center located in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz President Zaparov, who is on a working visit to the US, attended the satellite launch ceremony.