Kazakhstan is afraid of environmental pollution from the Russian missile crash

Kazakh officials expressed concern that the toxic fuel from a Russian missile that fell into the country yesterday (September 6) could have a negative impact on the environment.

According to spokesman Alexander Vorobyov of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, 139 seconds after being launched from the Baikonur space airport that Russia hired in Kazakhstan, the Russian unmanned missile Proton-M carries satellite.

A Russian Proton-M missile was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan space airport in July 2007.(Photo: VNN)

Japan's JCSAT-11 has encountered a problem. The missile crashed into an uninhabited area 50 km southwest of Zhezkazgan town, central Kazakhstan.

Kazinform news agency quoted Talgat Musabayev, the head of the Kazakhstan space agency, said that when it crashed, Russian missiles were carrying more than 220 tons of fuel, including high-toxin heptyl. Mr. Musabayev expressed concern about the poisoning situation around the missile landing area.

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said the country would have to be compensated for environmental damage under existing agreements with Russia.

Meanwhile, Russian space agency spokesman confirmed that the Proton missile launches from Baikonur will be stopped under an agreement signed with Kazakhstan until authorities determine the cause of the incident.

Russia is actively expanding its influence in the market for satellite and rocket launchers serving the international space industry. However, these Russian efforts have encountered many failures. The most recent incident occurred in July 2006 when a Dnepr rocket carrying 18 satellites of different customers crashed shortly after takeoff from Baikonur, dispersing toxic fuel on a land area. Large population in Kazakhstan.

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