Iran is preparing to launch 2 homemade satellites into orbit

The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) said it plans to launch two homemade satellites on Earth orbit later this year according to the Persian calendar (ending March 20, 2014).

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According to Hamid Fazeli, a senior official of ISA, tests are currently underway for two satellites named Sharif and Tadbir before being launched into orbit. However, Mr. Fazeli did not reveal more about the technical features of these two new satellites. Earlier, Mr. Fazeli had announced that six new satellites, mainly by self-research and development of Iranian universities, would be launched into Earth's orbit in 2013.

In February 2009, Iran first launched a satellite named Omid (Hope) to orbit the earth. One year later, the country continued to launch satellites carrying some living creatures into space with Kavoshgar-3 boosters.

Most recently, in early September, Iran announced it would bring the second living creature to space by using a spacecraft using liquid materials. Tehran is planning to launch a manned spacecraft into space in 2019.

Iran's space program worries Western countries that Iran can develop ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads that they suspect are being built secretly. However, Tehran insists that it only wants to put its satellite on orbit to monitor the natural disasters in this country, which often occur, and improve communications and expand military surveillance. the area.