Baku, Azerbaijan, April 21
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:
The opening of tender packages for the construction of a low-orbit satellite for Azerbaijan will be held in May.
Some six companies are to participate in the tender, according to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications and High Technologies.
The launch of the satellite to the orbit is planned in 2017.
At present, Azerkosmos JSC also summarized the tender announced for the construction of a universal ground station for receiving the Earth surface images from the satellites flying over this region.
A universal ground station equipped with a radar system with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) will render the optical satellite services.
The Azerbaijani satellite operator is preparing a business plan for using the space radar and optical images in Azerbaijan and in the markets of regional countries.
Azercosmos regularly negotiates with the organizations that may become potential buyers of satellite images. The negotiations are informative in nature and designed to create a favorable atmosphere for future cooperation.
Translated by S.I.
Edited by C.N.