TEHRAN (ISNA)- Head of Iranian Space Organization Mohsen Bahrami said that the country would launch at least one satellite in the current Iranian calendar year, (started on March 21, 2016). We will have at least one satellite launch this year based on the planning, he said. Bahrami also said that some projects on indigenizing telecommunications ...

[caption id="attachment_153313" align="alignright" width="180"] photo shows Iran's space program timeline[/caption] It was all smiles and cheers on Iran's National Day of Space Technology, celebrated this year on February 17, as the country unveiled a prototype of a spacecraft allegedly capable of taking a human to space. Authorities say the ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Eslami said that the successful launch of Fajr satellite once again proved the futility of the US-led sanctions imposed on Iran. Earlier on Monday, Iran successfully sent domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite into orbit. In a Wednesday TV interview in Tehran, General ...

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[caption id="attachment_109171" align="alignright" width="125"] A view of Iran's Majlis[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian lawmakers hailed recent achievements gained by the countrys defensive industries, including the successful launch of domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite into orbit. In a statement which was read out in an open session of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the country's success in launching another satellite into orbit displayed that the western sanctions have failed to block Iran's progress. "The successful launch of the Iranian Fajr satellite ...into orbit before the eyes of the friends and foes of the Islamic ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The successful launch of a domestically-developed satellite dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Also on the cover of the dailies was the Iranian ...

[caption id="attachment_106568" align="alignright" width="138"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan underlined that the successful launch and orbiting of Iran's home-made 'Fajr (Dawn)' satellite displayed that sanctions and pressures have failed ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) Senior member of Irans nuclear negotiating team dismissed the statements by US State Department spokesperson, saying that issues related to the country's defense programs are non-negotiable. In response to the statements by US State Department spokesperson about launching fourth satellite into space, Seyed Abbas Araghchi said ...

Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA - The domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite serves no military purpose, an official said here on Tuesday. Director of space projects at Iran Electronics Industries Company Mehdi Sarvi told IRNA that Fajr satellite which was successfully placed into orbit by Safir satellite carrier, serves no military purpose and could be used ...

Tehran, Feb. 3, IRNA - Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan congratulated Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani for successful placing the domestically-made Fajr satellite into orbit. In separate messages to Supreme Leader and President Rouhani, Dehqan also congratulated the ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Marie Donovan, with contributors Chris Rawlins, Farzin Farzad, Diana Timmerman and Warren Marshall. To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online. Key takeaway:Parliament Speaker ...

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Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that great Iranian scientists have entered a new phase in space science and technology. The president made the remarks in the countdown ceremony and launch of Iran's fourth home-made satellite upon his order. Fajr satellite was put into orbit on Monday on the second day of 10-day dawn ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- State television in Iran is reporting the Islamic Republic has launched a new satellite into space, its fourth in recent years to orbit the Earth. The report Monday quoted Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan saying the satellite, designed and built in Iran, is named "Fajr," or dawn in Farsi. The report did not elaborate. The ...

Iran plans to send man into space in the next 4 years, Irans Mehr news agency quoted Iran Space Agency director Hamid Fazeli as saying on September 30. Fazeli said Iran's Space Agency has a plan to send a man into space, and the plan has been prepared within the framework of the national roadmap for scientific development. The plan also suggests ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran is preparing to orbit three new home-made satellites in the near future, a senior space official announced on Monday. "Sharif Sat, Fajr and Tadbir satellites are ready to be launched," Deputy Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli told reporters on Monday. He added that Iranian scientists are now working on a new satellite ...

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