The Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan, visited the Center of Geodesy and Cartography of the State Committee on Real-Estate Cadastre to participate in the launching of an orbital receiving station. The aim of the orbital station is to receive exact data about Armenia’s territory with the application of space technologies. The station provides an opportunity to make use of the opportunities of artificial satellites in the near-earth orbit and explore the Earth. The data will be used for solving issues of geodesy, cartography, as well as security and economic issues. The PM was accompanied by the Ministers of Defense, Economy and Emergency Situations, the Chairman of the State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre, the Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, visited the Center of Geodesy and Cartography of the State Committee on Real-Estate Cadastre to participate in the launching of an orbital receiving station. The Prime minister walked about the center, familiarized with the working conditions and talked to the employees.