FROM THE DATE OF LAUNCH OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES IN AZERBAIJAN

The purpose of this article is to consider the history of launching artificial satellites in Azerbaijan.The study shows that in Soviet times, certain practical steps were taken in Azerbaijan to develop the space industry.During the years of the national leader Heydar Aliyev's rule, important work was carried out to create and develop the Azerbaijani national space industry, the necessary scientific and material and technical bases were created.It is noted that in the 1970s, significant advances were made in the field of cosmonautics, the first generation of cosmonauts was formed, and numerous studies were conducted to study the Earth and near-Earth space.It is emphasized that at that time, the priority was to study the Earth's natural resources and the state of the environment more effectively and globally using space vehicles.The task of developing the space industry and launching artificial satellites in independent Azerbaijan began to be implemented in the 2000s and continues to this day.Methodology and methods.The study used several research and information methods of historical science, such as induction, historicity, comparative analysis and analogy.For this purpose, scientific works were used, especially the works of Azerbaijani scientists.The novelty of the article lies in the fact that for the first time the adopted state program for an artificial Earth satellite of Azerbaijan in modern times has been comprehensively analyzed, the main aspects of the implementation of this program have been classified.It is noted that the strategic position of Azerbaijan and its location in the center of the information hub is due to its keeping up with international cooperation in this direction.All this has led to the need to launch its own artificial satellites into orbit.Results: It is noted that Azerbaijan has rapidly mastered international experience in the field of creating a space industry and launching artificial satellites into orbit.It is emphasized that practical activities in this direction have been carried out since the 1970s.At present, Azerbaijan has taken a broad strategic line regarding the development of the space industry, defined the main goals, formulated a theoretical concept and achieved success in creating mechanisms for implementing activities in this direction.