On June 4 2018, UFAZ students of both first and second-year programs have visited the "Azercosmos" Open Joint Stock Company (OJSCo). Students were first introduced to the building of "Azercosmos" station and then listened to the presentation about existing satellites and forthcoming activities of "Azercosmos". 

"Azercosmos" is the only satellite operator in Caucasus established on May 3 2010 and fully owned by the government of Azerbaijan. Having launched the Azerspace-1, the first-ever satellite of Azerbaijan, on February 8 2013, the company provides highly reliable, satellite-based communication services to enterprise and government customers for DTH, voice, video, data and mobile applications. 

With the advanced design and flexible switching capabilities of the Azerspace-1 telecommunication satellite, millions of viewers are able to get an acess to information and communications services worldwide. Azerspace-1 plays a role as an important gateway in a joint space that connects more than 50 countries in Central Asia, Europe, Africa and Middle East.