Iran will soon put another domestically-built satellite, dubbed 'Nahid', into space, said Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology. Eisa Zarepour? made the announcement in an interview with Iran-based Tasnim News Agency. "This [Nahid] satellite will be launched soon and we are trying to put it into space this year [by end ...

Tasnim An official at the Iranian Space Agency said the homegrown satellite Payam has so far passed all pre-launch tests. Ali Sadeqi Nayini on Monday said Payam has undergone several tests at ground stations in the past days. The satellite was taken to a space research center for the third stage of tests on its systems, he noted, adding that ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Head of Iranian Space Organization Mohsen Bahrami said that three satellites of Dousti (friendship), Amir-Kabir and Nahid (Venus) are scheduled to be launched into space soon. He said that Iran plans to launch at least a couple of satellites into space by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (which ends on March 20, 2016)....

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. (E) = Article in English Excerpts of these translations may only be used with the expressed consent of the authors. Politics President Hassan Rouhanimet with Ministry of Intelligence ...

Iran is planning to launch Nahid, Qaem, and Fajr satellites on February 2nd 2013, the anniversary of Irans National Space Technology Day, The President of Iran Space Agency (ISA) said on Thursday. Semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted Hamid Fazeli as saying launching Engineering samples of Qaem, and Fajr satellites projects have been planned by the ...

The Iranian authorities have announced their plans for space exploration in the coming year. Thus, the head of the Iranian Space Agency Hamid Fazeli said that the industry of the country has produced the new satellites "Nahid", "Out Sat" and "Sharif Sat", which will be launched in the first half of 2013. Fazeli said that the engineering model "Nahid" ...