Pars Today – The head of Iran’s Space Agency, pointing to setting new space records in the past Iranian year (which ended on March 20, 2025), said, “5 satellites and a research cargos were launched to the orbit successfully last year.”
According to Pars Today, Hassan Salarieh, Head of the Iranian Space Agency, said in an interview with Mehr news agency, that 6 space cargos were injected into the orbit during 3 launches last year, and added, “Chamran, Kowsar and Hodhod satellites, Fakhr orbit transfer bloc and a research cargo were injected into the orbit last year.”
The head of the ISA then said about the most important achievements in the field of Iran’s space industry in the year 1403, “We had remarkable progress in the space industry so that the space base of Chabahr has reached %80 physical progress and it is predicted that in the current year (1404) the first phase of this base will be officially inaugurated.”
Completion of physical infrastructure of Salmas and Chenaran space bases
Referring to %75 physical completion of the two space bases of Salmas in West Azarbaijan province and Chenaran in Khorasan Razavi province, Hassan Salarieh added, “These two centers will be used for receiving satellite images and control of satellites.”
According to Salarieh, with launching a new platform in Qeshm center (south of Iran) for receiving images on X band, the center has been used for receiving satellite images. He went on to say that upgrading has also been carried out in Mahdasht space center of Karaj pertaining to monitoring and infrastructures for receiving images and control of satellites.
One-Ton Class Satellite Lab to be exploited in 1404
Salarieh, then pointed to the infrastructures of satellite manufacturing and compounding, “As for the One-Ton Class Satellite Lab, we had good progress and nearly %60 of the first phase of this lab has been completed.”
The head of ISA also said about launching of satellites in 1403, “We had good progress in the field of launching satellites. Qaem100 and Simorgh satellite-carriers were successfully launched which is considered a kind of practical registering of these launchers. Chamran satellite was put in the orbit via Qaem100 satellite-carrier.”
Putting 300kg load in orbit a record for Iran’s space industry
Salarieh continued, “As for Simorgh satellite-carrier, approximately 300kg load was put in the orbit which is considered a record for Iran’s space industry. Moreover, the orbit transfer bloc “Saman1″, made by Iran’s Space Research Center, was successfully injected into the orbit and many of its subsystems were tested in the orbit for the first time.”
Qaem100 satellite-carrier reaches technology stability / Chamran laboratorial-research satellite mission in 1403
Head of ISA said that Chamran satellite was launched by Qaem100 satellite-carrier in the year 1403 and achieved notable success for orbit maneuver. He reiterated, “Chamran was one of the satellites which were launched into the orbit in this year. As a laboratorial-research satellite, Chamran has been designed for orbit maneuver testing on the screen, altitude maneuver and phase maneuver, and its achievements are known as a great breakthrough in the space domain of the country.”
“Saman1” orbit transfer bloc satellite as a spaceship
The Head of Iran’s Space Agency went on to say, “Many parts of the subsystems of the orbit transfer bloc satellite (Saman1) were tested successfully in 1403 and it has many features needed for a space vehicle.”
Salarieh finally referred to launching of Hodhod and Kowsar satellites, made by private sector (Omid Faza Company), in 1403, and said, “As for Kowsar and Hodhod satellites, it should be noted that Hodhod satellite has been designed and made with the aim of internet of things (IoT) and all its tests have been done successfully.”
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