Tender announced for “Azerspace-2” satellite
Azercosmos OJSC has announced a tender to launch the second telecommunications satellite "Azerspace-2".
The tender will regulate a number of issues including sharing the orbital position of the satellite, designing and operating the satellite in orbit and other cooperation, commercialization of volumes of satellites, a tender for the procurement of consulting services, AzerTag state news agency reported.
The period of tender announcement is 60 days, while service period is until the end of 2014. All bids must be submitted to JSC "Azerkomos" up to 06:00 p.m on August 28.
The first Azerbaijani communications satellite Azerspace-1 was launched in February 2013 with the Ariane 5 ECA launcher of French "Arianespace" company. The satellite was designed to offer digital broadcasting services, internet access, and data transmission. It also creates multiservice VSAT networks and provides governmental communication services.
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