Kyrgyzstan: First National Satellite Launched Into Orbit.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - October 02, 2026 Kyrgyzstan's first national satellite launches into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, October 1, 2026. The satellite, launched during a working visit to the United States by President Sadyr Japarov, will be controlled from a center in Bishkek and used to monitor agricultural land, glaciers, forests and natural hazards. (Video by Jiang Youlin, A Zhamate/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***