Armenia’s first space satellite was launched yesterday from Cape Canaveral in the United States.

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today told his cabinet ministers that the satellite, launched on a SpaceX craft, will take photos for border control, emergency prevention and management, environmental protection, including climate change monitoring, urban planning, road construction, geology, and more.

The satellite is a joint venture of Armenia’s state-run GeoCosmos company and the Spanish company Satlantis.

Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Robert Khachatryan and Armenian Ambassador to the U.S.  Lilit Makunts were present at the launch site.