OTS' first satellite project moves ahead as engineering model completed

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. The engineering
model of OTS-SAT, the first satellite project of the Organization
of Turkic States (OTS), has been fully assembled, with the
spacecraft scheduled for launch in 2027.

This is announced by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and
Digital Development of Kazakhstan.

The announcement was made during a meeting between Kazakhstan's
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and
Digital Development, Zhaslan Madiyev, and the Secretary General of
the Organization of Turkic States, Kubanychbek Omuraliev.

"The sides discussed the implementation of the joint space
project OTS-SAT, the first satellite project of the Organization of
Turkic States (OTS), which is expected to become an important
milestone in advancing technological cooperation among the
organization's member states", the ministry said.

Madiyev noted that the spacecraft is being developed by Kazakh
engineers and specialists at the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing
Complex in Astana.

Particular attention during the meeting was paid to the
preparation of the framework agreement on the implementation of the
project, as well as issues related to financing and the
organization of the satellite's launch.

Following the meeting, Madiyev expressed confidence that the
successful implementation of OTS-SAT would become the first
practical space project of the Organization of Turkic States,
strengthen technological partnership among the Turkic states, and
open up new opportunities for the development of joint space
initiatives.