Azercosmos

Azercosmos OJSCo
Company typeOpen Joint Stock Company
IndustrySatellite operations
FoundedMay 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)
Headquarters
Baku, Azerbaijan
Key people
Samaddin Asadov
ServicesCommunication services, Earth observation
OwnerGovernment of Azerbaijan
Number of employees
20349
Parent(Parent Company AZCON Holding)
Websiteazercosmos.az

Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan. With the telecommunication satellite Azerspace-1, the company provides broadband and broadcast services to customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. With the Earth Observation satellite Azersky, Azercosmos provides satellite imagery and geoinformation services. Since 2021 the Chairman of the Broad of Azercosmos is Samaddin Asadov.