Iran ready to launch three new indigenous satellites into space soon

Eurasia News

TEHRAN: Iran is preparing to launch three new home-made satellites into space in the near future, the deputy head of the Iran’s space agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli said on Saturday.

“These three satellites have been ready for launch since last year and they are now only waiting for the Iranian Defense Ministry to send them into space,” Fazeli told reporters on the sidelines of the International Workshop on Management of Space Programs in Tehran on Saturday.

The deputy head of the ISA said that these three satellites are Tadbir (Prudence), SharifSat and Fajr.

The International Workshop on Management of Space Programs opened in Tehran on Saturday and will last until May 28.