“Negotiations are also currently underway (with the Russian Federation on Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome – KazTAG). We see that there is no decision yet to extend the launch program for 2026. While there is such an opportunity to launch this type of rocket, we have the chance to negotiate with other companies to launch their payload on these launch vehicles. This is a commercial market. Today, many companies are queuing with companies like SpaceX and others that launch. Starlink launches tens of thousands of satellites. It plans to launch up to 30 thousand satellites. The Chinese have more than 600 satellites. Therefore, in fact, the backlog is very large, the queues are long and, I believe, this is a market with increased demand. Therefore, if there is an attractive commercial offer, it would be very wise to take advantage of it," Madiyev said at a government briefing.
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