Dunay BADIRKHANOV

Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan • Chair of the Board (a/g)

Dunay Badirkhanov was appointed as the Chair of the Board (a/g) of Azercosmos, the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on March 10, 2025. Prior to this, he held the position of Vice-Chair of the Board since 2018.

He joined Azercosmos in 2011 as a member of the core team selected to receive international training in satellite engineering and operations in preparation for the launch and operation of Azerbaijan’s first satellite, Azerspace-1.

As a Satellite Operations Manager since 2013, he coordinated the development of the concept of operations to support satellite telecommunications services. In 2014, Mr. Badirkhanov participated in the development of Azercosmos' earth observation infrastructure as part of the launch of Azersky, the agency's second satellite.

Since 2016, as Director of the Satellite and Ground-based Systems Department, he managed the preparation process for the launch of the Azerspace-2 satellite, which successfully took place in 2018.

Mr. Badirkhanov has actively participated in the International Astronautical Federation since 2019. He was also the International Program Committee Co-Chair for the 74th International Astronautical Congress.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2023

2-6 October 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan

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International Astronautical Congress 2022

18-22 September 2022

Paris, France

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2021

25-29 October 2021

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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