Azercosmos employees climb Heydar Peak
As part of a series of events dedicated to the 94th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev, the employees of Azercosmos OJSC have made a successful ascent to the Heydar Peak.
They started their ascent to the Heydar Peak, which is located in Qizil Qaya massif of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range at a height of 3751 meters above sea level, on foot from Khinalıq village – the highest residential area in Azerbaijan.
After reaching the summit, the participants of the ascent paid tribute to the memory of the great leader and had their picture taken in front of Heydar Aliyev’s bas-relief.
About Azercosmos
“Azercosmos” Open Joint Stock Company (OJSCo) is the only satellite operator in Caucasus established on May 3rd 2010 and fully owned by the government of Azerbaijan Republic. Having launched the Azerspace-1, the first-ever satellite of Azerbaijan, on February 8th 2013, the company provides highly reliable, satellite-based communication services to enterprise and government customers for DTH, voice, video, data and mobility applications.
With the advanced design and flexible switching capabilities of the Azerspace-1 telecommunication satellite, millions of viewers are able to get an access to information and communications services worldwide. Azerspace-1 plays a role as an important gateway in a joint space that connects more than 50 countries in Central Asia, Europe, Africa and Middle East.
In December 2014, Azercosmos took over the rights to operate and commercialize Azersky, high resolution (1.5m imagery products) optical Earth observation satellite, and entered into the commercial business of Earth observation services, including geo-Information services.
With its high-skilled personnel and advanced technical capacity, “Azercosmos” OJSCo has succeeded in becoming one of the driving forces of the ICT sector both in the country and region during the short period since its inception. Its resources allow the company to be well-equipped and hence handle emerging technologies along with creating an added value for the population that is beyond the reach of the terrestrial networks in benefiting from the satellite-based services. Strategic development plans of the company include enhancing the coverage area and spectrum of services by launching the second telecommunications satellite Azerspace-2 at 45° East longitude in 2017 and a very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite in upcoming years.
More detailed information about “Azercosmos” OJSCo is available at the company’s official webpage “www.azercosmos.com”.
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