Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
Trend:
This year, Azerbaijan appended a signature named the First European Games to its glorious history. By means of this games, the strength and development of Azerbaijan astonished the whole world. There are only a few days left to the end of the First European Games hosted by Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. In the course of the games, Azercosmos presents the latest images of the Olympic Stadium, the National Gymnastics Arena, Mingachevir Kur Sport and Rowing Center, the Games Park, Crystal Hall, the Heydar Aliyev Sports Arena, Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Athletes Village and Baku Water Sports Center acquired from Azersky, high resolution optical Earth observation satellite, operated by Azercosmos. We also present images reflecting various stages of the construction process of the Baku Olympic Stadium, which are acquired from Pleiades, very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite operated by the partner company of Azercosmos - Airbus Defence and Space. It is noteworthy to highlight that continuity of the communication and broadcast of the games is provided via Azerspace-1, telecommunication satellite operated by Azercosmos.
The link: http://www.azercosmos.az/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Azersky_iyun2015.rar
About Azercosmos
Azercosmos is the premier satellite operator in the Caucasus. Azerspace-1, the telecommunication satellite operated by Azercosmos, provides highly-reliable broadband and broadcast solutions to its customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The satellite, to operate in orbit for at least 15 years, was launched in February 2013 and is equipped with 36 transponders: 24 in C-band and 12 in Ku-band at 46° East longitude. In December 2014, Azercosmos took over the rights to operate and commercialize Azersky, high resolution (1.5m imagery products) optical Earth observation satellite, and entered into the commercial business of Earth observation services, including Geo-Information services. Strategic development plans of the company include enhancing the coverage area and spectrum of services by launching the second telecommunications satellite Azerspace-2 at 45 degrees East orbital location and a very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite. For more information, visit: www.azercosmos.az.
