Iranian Space Research Center provides equipment for Iranian satellites

TEHRAN -- Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) designs and manufactures sensors, spacecraft energy storage system and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Iranian satellites, which are under construction, ISNA reported on Monday.

Space technology makes us more aware of environment: minister

TEHRAN – Space technology helps us to have more knowledge about the environment, Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

1.2m euros spent to build Payam satellite: minister

TEHRAN – Iran has spent 1.2 million euros for manufacturing Payam satellite over a period of ten years, the information and communication technology minister wrote on his Instagram account.

Iran’s satellite launch not against intl. law: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Iran’s action in launching satellite is not against international law.

Payam satellite fails to reach orbit

TEHRAN- Iran launched homegrown Payam satellite early on Tuesday, however, the satellite's carrier rocket could not reach the "necessary speed" and so did not reach the orbit, the information and communication technology (ICT) minister told the state TV.

Rouhani says Iran to launch Payam satellite soon

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said on Monday that the Payam satellite will soon be launched into space with an altitude of 600 kilometers.

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Space tech development won’t wait for other countries: minister

TEHRAN -- Iran will not hold off development in the field of space technology and cannot wait for other countries to meet its needs, the information and communication technology minister told the Tehran Times during a press conference at the Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) on Sunday.

Iranian space satellites pass pre-launch tests

TEHRAN – Payam, Dousti and Nahid satellites have passed pre-launch testing and are ready to be launched.

Payam Satellite to launch into orbit

TEHRAN – The Payam Satellite, manufactured by Amirkabir University of Technology, will launch into orbit in the near future, the information and communication technology minister announced, Fars reported on Tuesday.