User:ZahraGasim/Azersky

Azersky – Azerbaijan’s first ever Earth observation satellite with a high-resolution of 1.5m, was launched into orbit in June 2014. 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.

== About Satellite == 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 il

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.

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
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. 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.