A senior official of Iran\u2019s space program said that the country will send a new telecommunication satellite named Nahid 1 (Venus 1) into the orbit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had the construction of Nahid 1 and Nahid 2 satellites on our agenda. Nahid 1 was completed 3 years ago and its periodical tests have been conducted and it can be launched and Iran plans to orbit it,\u201d Deputy Head of Iran\u2019s Space Research Center Jafar Salehi said.<\/p>\n
He added that Nahid 2 which is more advanced than Nahid 1 is also under construction, explaining that it enjoys the capability to go to higher orbits.<\/p>\n
Salehi said that Iran will soon start designing Nahid 3 satellite.<\/p>\n
Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari announced in April that the country plans to send its home-made telecommunication satellite, Nahid 1, into the orbit by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2021).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to complete the flight model of three big space projects, including the orbital transfer system, Pars 1 sensing satellite and Nahid 2 telecommunication satellite this year,\u201d Barari said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, we hope that another important project, Nahid 1 telecommunication satellite, will be put into the orbit after necessary preparations and coordination with the department in charge of the launch,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In relevant remarks in February, Iran\u2019s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced that his country is poised to launch its latest telecommunication satellite, Nahid 1, adding that two other satellites are being assembled to be launched later.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith regard to satellite design and manufacture, we have completed Nahid 1 telecommunication satellite, which is ready for launch, and Pars 2 satellite is being assembled. Moreover, the engineering model of Nahid 2 satellite has been completed, and the construction process\u00a0of its flight and qualification model are underway,\u201d Azari Jahromi said.<\/p>\n
The Iranian ICT minister then explained about design and manufacture of space engines, saying that testing Arash space engine is another major achievement\u00a0of the Space Research Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important issue in the field of aerospace is that all these successes were achieved in a situation where the country, and [Iran\u2019s] aerospace industries in particular, are under sanctions and gaining access to such technology has\u00a0not been possible in any way,\u201d Azari Jahromi noted.<\/p>\n
The minister reaffirmed that \u201cIran has been so far conducting major activities in the field of aerospace and has managed to master the full cycle of space technology.<\/p>\n
He noted that the country’s Space Research Center has been among those Iranian institutions, which have played a prominent part in the development of this technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iran has made major achievements in space technology and satellite construction over the past years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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