15:51 - 7.02.2020

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February 7, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan Satellite Operator Azercosmos and Japanese Ground Segment as a Service Provider Infostellar have signed a cooperation agreement.

ABC.AZ reports that the agreement will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station (AGS), located in the Absheron peninsula.

AGS is ideally 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.

After agreement signing, Infostellar’s CEO, Naomi Kurahara, said 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,” he said.