Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:
Construction of Azerspace-2, the second telecommunications satellite of Azerbaijan, is being conducted according to the plan, said Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade.
He made the remarks at a meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AmCham) in Baku Dec. 19.
The minister said the launch of the satellite is scheduled for mid-2018.
The satellite will be launched from the Kourou space center using the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle.
French company Arianespace, which earlier launched Azerbaijan's first satellite Azerspace/Africasat-1a, will send the Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 into the orbit.
Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 will be placed in a geostationary orbit 45 degrees east longitude. The zone of its service will include the countries of Europe, Central and South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The satellite's manufacturer is Space Systems Loral (SSL), which is also a provider of satellite control systems.