Azərkosmos
The Azerbaijan Space Agency (Azercosmos), established in 2010, is the primary governmental body responsible for space activities in Azerbaijan. As the first and only satellite operator in the Caucasus, Azercosmos operates telecommunication satellites (Azerspace-1 and Azerspace-2) and an Earth observation satellite (Azersky), providing various services globally. The agency also engages in research and development to advance technological innovation in the space sector and collaborates with international partners. Azercosmos aims to develop Azerbaijan's space industry and foster international cooperation in space-related activities.
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Azerbaijan’s Azercosmos received an ICESCO grant for its course on healthcare practices in zero-gravity environments.
Azercosmos reported a 12.5% year-on-year revenue decline in Q1 2025, generating $5.6 million in satellite telecommunication service exports.
Azercosmos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth Secretariat to strengthen climate-related activities.
Azercosmos is developing a comprehensive program for Small Developing Island States (SIDS) to analyze and evaluate climate change activities using space technology and geographic data.
Comprehensive forest monitoring will be part of the program developed by Azercosmos.
A tailored capacity building and training program is integral to the Azercosmos and Commonwealth Secretariat partnership.
The Azerbaijan Space Agency, Azercosmos, and the Commonwealth Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding to utilize geospatial information to support climate action across Commonwealth member countries.
The partnership between Azercosmos and the Commonwealth Secretariat aims to bolster climate resilience, improve disaster preparedness, and support sustainable development through space technology and geospatial data.
The partnership with Viasat will expand Azercosmos’ available connectivity offering so it can provide more services alongside connectivity from its existing satellite fleet.
Viasat, Inc. is working with Azercosmos to bring L-band satellite services to Azerbaijan.
Azercosmos and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their joint cooperation.
Under the agreement between Azercosmos and the Ministry of Agriculture, satellite imagery and spatial technologies will be used to create a comprehensive map delineating the various crops cultivated within the country’s active agricultural regions.
The World Teleport Association renewed the Tier 4 certification of Azercosmos’ Baku teleport following an audit of the facility by the association.
Azercosmos operates in and serves the EMEA and central-south Asian region.
Azercosmos launched its first satellite in 2013.
Samaddin Asadov, Chairman of Azercosmos, supports cooperation with Brazil in the space sector to boost Azerbaijan’s space industry and support space-related activities.
Li Guoping, chief engineer of the China National Space Administration, and Samaddin Asadov, chairman of the Board of Azercosmos, signed the ILRS joint statement on 2023-10-03.
Azercosmos lost communication with its remote sensing satellite Azersky, which was launched in 2014, in April of 2023.
Azercosmos will provide reliable data connectivity in rural areas and emergency situations in Africa using Azerspace-1 capacity.
Azercosmos will utilize all of the Azerspace-1 C-Band capacity under the agreement with MEASAT to provide satellite services throughout Africa.