Azerbaijan’s Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Rashad Nabiyev has said that hosting International Astronautical Congress in 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan will bring a new stimulus for the development of the space industry in the country and as well as in the region.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the creation of the ‘Azerbaijan Space Agency’ (‘Azercosmos’) on April 27, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan’s Azercosmos OJSC has issued satellite images of the Kalbajar district, Trend reports on Nov.25.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev again delighted the people of Azerbaijan by announcing the liberation of settlements, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani satellite operator - Azercosmos OJSC.

Azerbaijani Azercosmos OJSC satellite operator signed a cooperation agreement with TheAngle, a company providing satellite network services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Azercosmos OJSC, Azerbaijan’s satellite communications operator, has announced a start of the project to promote services on remote sensing of the Earth surface for 2020-2021, a source at the company told Trend.

Two more Russian TV channels - Yuvelirochka and TNV Planet - will be broadcasted via Azerspace-1 satellite starting from February 2020.

Revenues of Azercosmos from the commercial operation of satellites in January-November 2019 amounted to $40.6 million, which is 69 percent more than hose of the same period in 2018.

Azerbaijan’s Azercosmos OJSC and Turkey’s Digiturk digital platform signed cooperation agreements with Vodafone mobile communication operator, Azercosmos told Trend.

Azercosmos, Azerbaijan’s satellite operator and Tanzanian digital satellite services provider Azam TV signed a cooperation agreement on December 24.