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Launch of Azerbaijan’s second satellite Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 postponed

ICT Materials 25 April 2018 12:47 (UTC +04:00)
The launch of Azerbaijan's second geostationary satellite, Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38, has been postponed
Launch of Azerbaijan’s second satellite Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 postponed

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 25

By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:

The launch of Azerbaijan's second geostationary satellite, Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38, has been postponed, the French Arianespace Company, which is carrying out the launch of the Azerbaijani satellite into orbit, said in a statement.

The launch of the Azerbaijani satellite Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 (mission VA243) was previously scheduled for May 25, however, due to technical check-ups of the satellite GSAT-11 conducted by the Indian space research organization, the timing of the launch of the carrier rocket was postponed for the summer.

An additional date will be announced shortly.

As previously reported, besides the Azerbaijani satellite, the carrier rocket Ariane 5 ECA will at the same time launch into orbit the Indian communications satellite GSAT-11 as well.

The satellites will be delivered to orbit by Ariane 5 ECA carrier rocket from the Kuru space base (Guiana space centre), which is situated in the northeastern part of South America, i.e. in French Guiana.

The Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 satellite will be launched into geostationary orbit at 45 degrees East longitude. Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 service zone will include countries of Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and Africa.

The satellite manufacturer is a subsidiary of the Canadian Corporation MDA-Space Systems Loral (SSL), which is also a supplier of spacecraft control systems.

The first communication satellite Azerspace / Africasat-1a was launched into geostationary orbit at 46 degrees East longitude on February 8, 2013. The satellite was also launched from the Kuru space base by Arianespace Company. The servicing zone of Azerspace-1 includes countries of Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa.

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