Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia preparing to launch second satellite
Society
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ In July, 2017, Mongolia launched its first satellite ‘Mazaalai’. Now, the country is in the preparation stage to launch its second satellite, said D. Erdenebaatar, engineer of the ‘Mazaalai’ Project, at the 3rd meeting of international project ‘BIRDS’.
Aimed at developing space studies in Mongolia, training specialists and joining to space technology network of developed countries, the meeting opened on August 16 at the National University of Mongolia, with involvement of scientists and researchers from 18 countries.
During the meeting, participants are discussing about creating Mongolia‘s 2nd satellite as large-scaled and launching the satellite.
“After resolving financial issues, assembling of the satellite will begin and then a release date will be clear. The second satellite is intended to be made for two purposes; science-oriented and application-oriented. We are able to develop mini-scaled scientific purpose satellite in the National University of Mongolia. It is significant to naturalize high-technology in the native country and produce innovation products in the country,” said D. Erdenebaatar.
Mongolia’s first satellite ‘Mazaalai’ is part of BIRDS-1 constellation of satellites, built through the Joint Global Multi-National Birds Satellite at Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology, a program intended to help universities in non-spacefaring countries get satellites into space. The BIRDS-1 constellation also included satellites from Japan, Ghana, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Mazaalai satellite performs experiments, including air density measurement and investigation of cosmic radiation.
Aimed at developing space studies in Mongolia, training specialists and joining to space technology network of developed countries, the meeting opened on August 16 at the National University of Mongolia, with involvement of scientists and researchers from 18 countries.
During the meeting, participants are discussing about creating Mongolia‘s 2nd satellite as large-scaled and launching the satellite.
“After resolving financial issues, assembling of the satellite will begin and then a release date will be clear. The second satellite is intended to be made for two purposes; science-oriented and application-oriented. We are able to develop mini-scaled scientific purpose satellite in the National University of Mongolia. It is significant to naturalize high-technology in the native country and produce innovation products in the country,” said D. Erdenebaatar.
Mongolia’s first satellite ‘Mazaalai’ is part of BIRDS-1 constellation of satellites, built through the Joint Global Multi-National Birds Satellite at Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology, a program intended to help universities in non-spacefaring countries get satellites into space. The BIRDS-1 constellation also included satellites from Japan, Ghana, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Mazaalai satellite performs experiments, including air density measurement and investigation of cosmic radiation.
M.Unurzul
