Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding) and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company,[2] 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.[3] With the Earth Observation satellite Azersky, Azercosmos provides satellite imagery and geoinformation services.[4] [5][6]