Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite Azerspace-1 has begun broadcasting the Russian television channels.
Currently, Azerspace-1 broadcasts Georgian and Ukrainian TV channels too.
Azerspace-1, which was launched in February 2013, covers Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North Africa. Some 80 percent of the satellite's resources are available for commercial purposes.
Over 120 television and radio channels are broadcast via Azerspace-1 satellite, which is located at the orbital position 46 degrees east longitude.
The satellite was designed to offer digital broadcasting services, internet access, and data transmission. It also creates multiservice VSAT networks and provides governmental communication services.
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