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Azerspace-1 Satellite Azercosmos OJSC guide

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Evolution of national space industry

November 4, 2008 – Presidential decree on creation of aerospace industry and launch of telecommunication satellites into orbit

August 17, 2009 – State Program on creation and further development of aerospace industry in Azerbaijan Republic

May 3, 2010 – Presidential decree on incorporation of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company

February 8, 2013 – Launch of 1st telecommunication satellite, Azerspace-1, into 46 East

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About Azercosmos

• Azercosmos is the premier Azerbaijani satellite operator offering hi-tech satellite-related services for the territories of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Middle East.

• The technical staff of the company is comprised of highly-skilled local specialists who passed a series of trainings provided by its foreign partners in such countries as US, Malaysia, China and India.

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Evolution of Azerspace-1, first telecom satellite

Agreements on mutual finance and manage the procurement and launch of the satellite in the orbital slot

Joint use of the 46º E orbital position Establishment of Primary & Backup Satellite Operation Facilities in

Azerbaijan Establishment of Secondary Satellite Operation Facility within the

operational facility of MEASAT in Malaysia

Agreement on procurement of geostationary telecommunaction satellite

Launch service of Azerspace-1

November 5th 2010

May 27th 2010

May 25th 2010

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Main Satellite Ground Control Station

• Azerspace-1 is currently operated by means of Main Satellite Ground Control Station of Azercosmos OJSCo situated in the Absheron Peninsula near the city of Baku.

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Backup Satellite Ground Control Station

• For emergency situations, Azercosmos has its Backup Satellite Ground Control Station which is located in the Nakhchivan region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

• The Backup Station is capable of simultaneous control over several satellites at a given time.

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Azerspace-1: General information

• Satellite name: AZERSPACE-1 • Geostationary position: 46 East

Longitude• Launched: 7 February 2013• Telecommunication service

frequencies: – C-band (3-6 Ghz)– Ku-band (10-14 Ghz)

• Satellite lifetime: 15 years

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Satellite can be used for

TV broadcasting: • Any TV signal standard – analog or digital• Any video encoding standards like MPEG2,

MPEG4; • Any video resolution standards like SDTV,

HDTV and even Ultra HDTV;• Key clients are TV/radio companies who

wish to broadcast to the areas of Azerspace-1 coverage (Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Middle East).

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Azerspace-1 usage areas

Data connection:• Supporting any data connection protocols; • Data speed depends on volume frequencies purchased by a

client. It can vary from 0 to 1000 Mb/s;• No monthly limit of traffic volume;• Data connection can be between two points within private

network and also can be used for accessing from one point to Internet;

• Key clients are telecom companies (VSAT service providers, Internet Service Providers, mobile operators and etc.) serving other industries where any head office needs to connect to a regional branch (or a ship) in sea, island, desert, mountain or any area without telecom infrastructure.

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Azerspace-1 usage areas by industry

• TV companies for wide area broadcast;• State entities which want all regional branches to be

connected to the main office;• Mobile operators can connect main station with an

antenna somewhere far or at a difficult location; • Banks can connect main office with an ATM

somewhere far or at a difficult location; • Any company head office may connect to remote

branches;• In all cases, with access to Internet, a client can

easily browse internet, use all internet communication software like Skype etc.

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General coverage area

Azerspace-1 covers Africa, Middle East, Europe and Central Asia regions

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C-band

• Total bandwidth: 288 Mhz• C-band has two coverage zones:– Africa – Central Asia& Middle East

• Very effective for areas with heavy and frequent rain

• C band normally requires 30-40% larger antenna than Ku-band

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C-band coverage: Africa

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C-band coverage: Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa

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Ku-band

• Total bandwidth: 396 Mhz

• Ku-band has two coverage zones:– Europe – Central Asia& Middle East.

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Ku-band coverage: Central Asia

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Ku-band coverage: Europe

Thank you

Please send all your inquiries to sales@azercosmos.az