Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a also known as AzerSat-1 (Azerbaijani: AzərSat-1) is Azerbaijan’s first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation it was launched into orbit on February 7 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite was launched aboard Ariane 5. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa.