Communications: Direct Iraqi artificial moon will be the end of 2013 the current cost of $ 600 milli

Communications: Direct Iraqi artificial moon will be the end of 2013 the current cost of $ 600 million





Author: MK
Editor: BK, BS 13/08/2013, 10:38readings: 427





Range Press / Baghdad

Announced that the Iraqi Ministry of Communications, on Monday, receiving 14 global offer to build the Iraqi satellite, while direct showed that the project will take place during the current year-end 2013, after the selection of the best of those offers, confirmed that the project value in excess of $ 600 million.

He said the Minister of Communications Agency, طورهان Mufti, in an interview to (range Press), "The 14 international companies presented on the ministry projects to build a satellite for Iraq," noting that "will choose one of these projects to own the first artificial satellite Iraqis."

The Mufti added that "direct the project will be before the end of the current year 2013 and over the years," noting that "the cost of the project exceed $ 600 million."

The Ministry of Communications, announced (21 May 2013), about Iraq sought to launch a satellite multi-task in the coming years, at a cost in excess of $ 300 million, stressing that Iraq has begun the negotiation phase with specialized international companies, to ensure the requirements of the project before moving forward in building Moon "Strategic sovereign".

The Ministry of Communications, announced in the (25 April 2013), the Supreme Committee on Iraqi artificial moon, which includes seven ministries, to hold a special meeting to discuss the release mechanism, usually it is a legitimate "sovereign and an important achievement."

The ministry had already revealed its quest to launch a satellite it called (Gilgamesh 1) to develop a national communication system linking the country in the world in terms of information after the completion of submarine cable, usually that it constitutes "a complement to national sovereignty."

As revealed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, (15 January 2013), for preparing for the launch of a satellite Iraqis during the current year, indicating that it helps to "diagnose the causes of dust and sand storms and try to address them."

The Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced in May of 2012 the past, for initiating construction of satellite Iraq to invest in commercial purposes, while likely to be launched within the coming years, worth up to $ 150 million, revealed the efforts Israel to launch a satellite in orbit near the Iraqi orbit.

The idea of ​​launching a satellite for research purposes, is a project of Old began during the era of the rule of the regime of President Saddam Hussein, but currently witnessing many claims to be Iraq's satellite of its own in order to develop telecommunications in the country, given their positive impact on the canals TV and the media.

Referred to the space stations all Iraqi airs now through satellites and multiple despite the acquisition of some of the countries in the region moons of its own, such as Egypt, Iran, Israel, concentrated on the areas of communications and satellite broadcasting, meteorology, as well as reconnaissance and espionage, especially by Israel.




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