Iran’s ICT minister: No satellite launched and therefore no failure

TEHRAN — Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi on Wednesday refuted reports by the U.S. media outlets claiming failure of two satellite launches by Iran, saying no satellite has been launched.

IRGC planning to place satellite in geostationary orbit: general

TEHRAN- A high-ranking commander in the IRGC says that the force is planning to put satellites into an orbit of 36,000 kilometers which is also known as geostationary orbit.

Iranian MP says U.S. claims about satellite launch is ‘nonsense’

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a veteran Iranian MP who sits on the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that the United States’ claims about launch of a military satellite by Iran are “nonsense”.

Iran’s launch of military satellite within UN charter: senior Pakistani security expert

TEHRAN - Maria Sultan, a senior Pakistani security expert, has said the launch of military satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is within the charter of the United Nations.

Iran is serious about defending national security: Salami

TEHRAN– In a reaction to the recent US officials’ rhetoric against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami on Thu. said that Islamic Republic of Iran is serious about defending its national security.

By Mehdi Azizi

1st Iranian military satellite utter surprise for ignorant west, world

TEHRAN – Iran could manage to launch its first military satellite, the Noor-1 Satellite, by the domestically-built launcher Qassed (messenger) on Wednesday morning to expand its international presence in the space industry.

Iran to send Zafar-2 satellite into orbit in months

TEHRAN – An Iranian-made satellite called Zafar-2 will be launched in the Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 21- June 20), IRIB reported on Wednesday.

‘Satellite data efficient to contain environmental issues’

TEHRAN – Satellite images and acquisition of various satellite data makes many solutions available to reduce or even prevent environmental issues, while requires a timely utilization, head of Aerospace Research Institute (ARI), affiliated to the Ministry of Science, has said.

Iran to launch a new satellite by January 31

TEHRAN – Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Wednesday that Iran will launch a new satellite before the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.