Date:23/11/12
Azerkosmos under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan has informed SOCAR's Ecology Department about the use of satellite technologies in oil and gas and solving environmental issues, the company said.
According to the report, the participants were informed about the necessary technical means, software, and functions to receive information and space data. Azerspace-1, the launch of which is expected in early 2013, is geostationary and will be located at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres providing Azerbaijan with many channels. In the coming days, the results of an Azerkosmos tender for launching low orbit satellites will be revealed.
The satellite will be used for remote sensing of the earth, mapping and geological studies. Its launch is expected in 2014. SOCAR includes the Azneft production association (the companies producing oil and gas on and offshore), the Azerkimya industrial association (chemical enterprises) and Azerigaz industrial association (gas distribution).
Satellite technologies presented in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sphere
Azerkosmos under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan has informed SOCAR's Ecology Department about the use of satellite technologies in oil and gas and solving environmental issues, the company said.According to the report, the participants were informed about the necessary technical means, software, and functions to receive information and space data. Azerspace-1, the launch of which is expected in early 2013, is geostationary and will be located at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres providing Azerbaijan with many channels. In the coming days, the results of an Azerkosmos tender for launching low orbit satellites will be revealed.
The satellite will be used for remote sensing of the earth, mapping and geological studies. Its launch is expected in 2014. SOCAR includes the Azneft production association (the companies producing oil and gas on and offshore), the Azerkimya industrial association (chemical enterprises) and Azerigaz industrial association (gas distribution).
Views: 1006
©ictnews.az. All rights reserved.
Similar news
- Mobile operators of national market to reduce roaming tariffs
- Iran vows to unplug Internet
- China Targeting Telecoms in Corruption Probe
- Bangladesh to use electronic voting system for next elections
- Philippine IT sector to launch five-year digital strategy plan
- Russian Premier Vladimir Putin meets ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré
- US lawmakers propose to regulate use of geolocation data
- Unlimited mobile data plans dying as telcos gear up for cloud future
- Europe at risk of falling behind US and Asia on 4G use
- Netherlands first to regulate on net neutrality
- Korean Co Takes Aim At Display Patents
- Regulators, Banks Look for IT Hires After Breakdowns
- Electron transactions spreading
- Schools in remote rural areas will connect to the single database via network without SIM
- Obama to Personally Tweet From Twitter Account
