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Azersky – Azerbaijan’s first ever Earth observation satellite with a high-resolution of 1.5m, was launched into orbit in June 2014.[1] According to the agreement signed between France's Airbus Defence and Space and Azercosmos in December 2014, the operation of the satellite was handed over to Azercosmos.[2]
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[edit]Satellite type: high-resolution Earth observation satellite
Present status: active
Manufacturer: Airbus Defence and Space
Launch vehicle: PSLV
Launch date: 30 June 2014
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India
Lifespan: ~ 12 ilCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
Azersky satellite is capable of producing images of an area of 6 million km2 within one day. This implies that every single point of the Earth can be observed in high-resolution by Azersky satellite every day.
The wide application areas of Azersky satellite include defence, security, emergency situations, exploration of natural resources, maritime, environmental protection, urbanization, mapping, agriculture, tourism and others.[4][5][6]
Resolution: 1.5 B&W / 6m color
Color Range: 4 band (red, blue, green, NIR)
Recording Scene: Min. 60X60km, Max.60X600km
Altitude: 694.9 km
Recording capacity of the scene point: 2 days (45°)
Launch and operation
[edit]The agreement between Azerbaijan and France was signed at the 20th Anniversary Azerbaijan International Telecommunications and Information Technologies Exhibition and Conference, Bakutel 2014 with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.[7] By obtaining the first symbolic image from Azersky satellite, the President launched the commercial activity of the satellite. According to the agreement signed between the two parties, Azersky belonging to Azercosmos and SPOT 6 belonging to Airbus Defence and Space will be used in the form of satellite collection.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). [8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Azercosmos | Iaf". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "Airbus Sells In-orbit Spot 7 Imaging Satellite to Azerbaijan". SpaceNews.com. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ Sheldon, John (2018-09-21). "Azerbaijan To Sell Satellite Imagery From AzerSky". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Delta Telecom - National Communication operator". www.delta-telecom.net. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ Sheldon, John (2018-09-21). "Azerbaijan To Sell Satellite Imagery From AzerSky". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Azercosmos holds workshop on use of Azersky satellite imagery for defence and security purposes".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Azercosmos commissions Azersky observation satellite". AzerNews.az. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Airbus Sells In-orbit Spot 7 Imaging Satellite to Azerbaijan". SpaceNews.com. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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