Construction of the control center for Azerbaijan’s Azersky low-orbit satellite has already been completed. The control center is located in the Main Satellite Control Center, some 37 kilometer of the Baku-Shamakhi route. The construction was carried out jointly by French Airbus Defense and Space and Azercosmos OJSC.
Currently, Azersky and SPOT 6 satellite of Airbus Defense and Space are used to provide a more qualitative service for remote probing of the Earth. One of the advantages of the control center is the opportunity created for using the resources of the Pleiades 1A and 1B satellites, commercial rights of which belong to Airbus Defense and Space. Satellites grouping will create ample opportunities for remote observation of Earth’s surface and increase the efficiency of obtaining new images. Azercosmos is the first satellite operator in the Caucasus. The company’s strategic development plans include the launch of a second telecommunications satellite Earth observation services in the coming years.
