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The Russian Ambassador to Malaysia, Nail Latypov, has said that Moscow and Kuala Lumpur are both interested in cooperation in the space sector, with Malaysia particularly attractive to Russia as a launch site for space rockets. He was speaking at the Defense Services Asia international exhibition of arms and military equipment being held in Kuala Lumpur.
Latypov said that “For Roscosmos, Malaysia is very attractive as it is a very convenient site for building a launch station and launch equipment in the country. Roscosmos have stated that as Malaysia is closer to the equator, larger payloads can be launched into orbit from here. There have already been examples where the Malaysians have approached us with specific proposals, and specific projects for launching small Malaysian satellites have already been implemented.”
He added that the two countries are continuing substantive discussions on possible ways to develop cooperation. Malaysia, according to Latypov, is interested in collaborating with Russia in satellite development, as well as using Russian carrier rockets for placing its satellites into orbit.
