Azercosmos OJSCo - Main Control Ground Station

Azerbaijan / Sumqayit / Haci Zeynalabdin Tagiyev /
 military, cosmic forces, space agency, 2000s construction

Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərkosmos Açıq Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti (Azərkosmos ASC)) 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.
There are also "Backup Control Ground Station" near Nakhichevan and "Main Office" at Central Post Office building in Baku.
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Coordinates:   40°27'59"N   49°29'19"E
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