BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 7
Trend:
Azerbaijan's satellite operator Azercosmos and Japanese space communications infrastructure firm Infostellar have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station (AGS), located in the Absheron peninsula, Trend reports referring to Azercosmos.
AGS is positioned at the unique location between Europe and Asia. Being a universal ground station, AGS provides satellite operators with secure, highly reliable services, enabling a real-time transmission environment for satellites in low earth orbit. AGS has the capacity to provide on-demand and continuous services to all global satellite operators.
"We feel very happy about having Infostellar among our partners. It is of great importance for us to provide high, secure, and reliable services to our customers together with such a young, energized and, most importantly, a professional team," Azercosmos CEO and Chairman Rashad Nabiyev said.
"Azercosmos is the only satellite operator in the Caucasus, and its Ground Station is located in a very strategic position, in the spot where East meets West. That is why integrating the StellarStation platform with the Ground Station will create an excellent condition for organizations to get secure access to the satellites that pass over our coverage area," Rashad Nabiyev added.
Infostellar's CEO Naomi Kurahara noted that it is important to have a ground station in the right location for delivering satellite remote sensing images at the right time.
"Azercosmos ground station is located in a unique position, which with our platform, will allow satellite operators to design and deploy a strategic ground station network for their satellite data intelligence service. We are very happy to improve the coverage of our platform together with Azercosmos' professional, reliable ground station team," Kurahara said.