Iran sends three new satellites into orbit

Pars Today – Iran successfully launched three satellites—Zafar 2, Paya, and Kowsar 1.5—into orbit.

The satellites were sent into space on Sunday evening aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome. According to Pars Today, Vahid Yazdanian, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology and head of Iran’s Space Research Center, stated that these three observation satellites transmit high-resolution imagery ranging from 15 meters down to under 5 meters.

He noted that these images could support a wide range of applications within Iran, including agriculture, water resource management, and environmental monitoring.

The head of Iran’s Space Research Center highlighted the difference between these satellites and previous models, noting that they orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, known as Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Kazem Jalali, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, earlier described Iran-Russia cooperation in space as extensive, and said the selection of Vostochny Cosmodrome for launching the three new satellites reflects ongoing collaboration and technology transfer between the two countries.

Jalali added that with the launch of these three satellites, the total number of Iranian satellites placed into orbit via Vostochny now stands at seven.

The ambassador emphasized that these achievements by Iranian scientists were realized despite all threats and sanctions against the country, making them particularly significant.