The first national communications satellite launched on 28 April
The first communications satellite of Turkmenistan Türkmen Älem 52°E was launched from the launch site at Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA). The Falcon 9 rocket transported the artificial body built at the request of our country by French Thales Alenia Space into orbit. A television space bridge between Ashgabat and the launch pad of SpaceX (USA) with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was organized on this occasion. The images for the television space bridge were transmitted live…
