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Iran says received data from new satellite four times today

Iran says received data from new satellite four times today
Irans minister of communications and information technology says data was received four times today, as scheduled, from the remote-sensing Khayyam satellite, which was launched into orbit on board a Russian rocket a day earlier.

Today, we received signal from the Khayyam satellite four times at the Iranian Space Agencys (ISA) Mahdasht space base, Issa Zarepour announced on Wednesday.

He also noted that the production line of such satellites will remain active in cooperation with Russia, adding that it is a great honor for Iranian technicians to work alongside Russian technicians who have more than 6 decades of experience in the field.

Hours after the launch on Tuesday, Iran confirmed the reception of the first telemetry data from the Iranian-made satellite.

Equipped with a Fregat upper stage, Khayyam satellite was sent into orbitby Soyuz-2.1b rocket, from the Moscow-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

According to the reports, the satellite will send high-resolution images four times a day.

Imagery from Khayyam will be used to monitor Irans borders and improve the countrys capabilities in management and planning in the fields of agriculture, natural resources, environment, mining, and natural disasters.

A breakthrough for Iran under sanctions

On Tuesday, Irans Foreign Ministry SpokesmanNasserKanani praised as abreakthroughthe launch of the Iranian Khayyam satellite into orbit, saying the scientific achievementsof the country will continue despite sanctions.
The launch of the Khayyam satellite into space is the latest achievement of Iranian space scientists for peaceful purposes and another golden page in the history of the Islamic Republic of Irans scientific achievements, Kanani said.
The bright path of the Islamic Republic of Irans scientific and technological progress continues despite the sanctions and the maximum pressure of the enemies, he added.




Russia hails important milestone in Iran ties

Meanwhile, Yuri Borisov,headof Russia's state space corporationRoscosmos, has hailed the launch as an important milestone in Russian-Iranian bilateral cooperation that paves the way for implementing new joint projects.

Due to Khayyam satellites weight of more than half a tonne and the very high success rate of the Soyuz launcher, the launch of the Khayyam satellite has been entrusted to Russia, Borisov said in a statement published on the Iranian space agencys website, according to AFP.

As ever before, today Russia is open to cooperation in the field of space exploration with all interested countries and partners, he added.

The launch of Khayyam satellite comes amid concerns that it could be used for battlefield surveillance in Russia's offensive against Ukraine.

Iran has rejected the allegations, emphasizing that it will have full control and operation over the satellite "from day one".

In a Sunday statement, the Iranian Space Agency's (ISA) Mahdasht space base rejected recent reports that claimed Moscow might maintain control of the satellite temporarily to use it in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The ISA dismissed the unfounded suspicions and said that the Khayyam satellite will be fully controlled by Iranian experts and technicians based inside Iran from the very beginning of its launch.

It added that it is impossible for any country or entity to access the satellite other than Iran because it is equipped with encrypted algorithms designed by ISAs researchers.

The statement came after a report last week on the website of the American newspaper the Washington Post alleging the Iranian satellite is supposed to aid Russias own war effort in Ukraine.







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