TEHRAN – In a *Show of force of force against US, Two indigenous builtadvanced satellites to be launched in coming days by Iran.*
Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) MohammadJavad Azari Jahromi says two Zafar (Victory) satellites have successfullypassed tests and will soon be launched into space.
In a post on his Twitter account on Sunday, Azari Jahromi said the Zafar 1and 2 satellites were being carried later in the day to the space center incentral Iran for launch.
“Following attempts by young Iranian scientists, the Zafar 1 and 2satellites, which have successfully passed their tests, will be deployed tothe space center today so that the process for putting them in orbit cancommence soon,” he said. “The satellite and the satellite carrier are bothan important research step.”
He also wished success for the whole project.
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Zafar, designed by Iran University of Science and Technology, is a113-kilogram remote-sensing satellite equipped with high-resolution camerascapable of monitoring and transmitting data on natural resources as well asagricultural and environmental developments.
It is likely to be launched by Simorgh, also called Safir-2, an expendablesmall-capacity orbital carrier rocket.
The Zafar 1 satellite, which will be placed 500 kilometers above theearth’s surface, can orbit the planet 16 times a day, each taking 90minutes.
The difference between Zafar 1 and Zafar 2 is that the latter is equippedwith color cameras.
In September 2019, the US Treasury slapped sanctions on the Iran SpaceAgency, Iran Space Research Center and the Astronautics Research Institute.
