Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency
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Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency
| Established | 1974 |
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| Administrator | Aflatun Hasanov |
Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (ANASA; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Aero Kosmik Agentliyi , is a governmental body that coordinates all Azerbaijani space research programs with scientific and commercial goals. It was established in 1974 as Kaspiy scientific research center and is currently headed by Phd Aflatun Hasanov.[1][2]
Space Programme
The Azerbaijani space programme is mostly carried out through international cooperation as during the Soviet era, a few Azerbaijani plants produced equipment for the Soviet Union’s space projects, but their facilities are now out-of-date.[3] The programme has included a sequence of satellite missions, both national ones and in cooperation with other nations. In 2009, Azerbaijani space industry boosted as new agency set up under the state program for development of space industry after Ilham Aliyev's approval.[4]
As part of the program, by 2013 it is planned to make proposals for the in-country assembly and production of VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 kbit/s of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbit/s) are called "TSATs. and parts of other terminal stations, satellite receivers of different types and functions (internet, direct TV, GPS, etc.) in order to create the space industry.
Satellite Missions
- Azerspace (in preparation)
- Azerspace 2 (in preparation)
References
- ^ Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (ANASA)
- ^ Azərbaycan Milli Aero Kosmik Agentliyi GPS/QLONASS qəbuledicilərinin telematik modullarının istehsal edəcək (Azerbaijani)
- ^ Baku developing satellite to kick off national space program
- ^ Azerbaijan to set up a new agency under the state program for development of space industry.
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