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Iran Plans to Send Two Satellites into Orbit
TEHRAN, May 10 (FNA)- Iranian Space Agency (ISA) officials announced that the country plans to send two satellites into space by February.
ISA official Asghar Ebrahimi said the first satellite called Tolou (Rising) will be sent into space in February and the other one Fajr (Dawn) will be launched by September.
Tolou which weighs less than 80 kg would be placed at 400 km above the earth surface while it is to be sent by A2 or Simorgh satellite carrier.
The satellite with the lifespan of 1.5 year is able to take photos with high quality.
Fajr is the first remote-sensing satellite of the country, manufactured by Iran's Defense Ministry, with the capability of changing from the elliptical orbit of 300-450 kg to a circular orbit of 450 kg which increases the lifetime of the satellite by one and a half years.
Earlier this year, Iran announced that it plans to launch its home-made photography and observation satellite named 'A Test' to an orbit 661km in distance from the Earth in 2012.
"The flying sample of the Iranian A Test satellite will be constructed in 2012 and will be launched in the same year to an orbit 661km in altitude," Manager of 'A Test' Satellite Designing and Building Project Mostafa Safavi told FNA.
Referring to the features of the satellite, he said that A Test weighs 80kg and will be launched to an orbit 661km in distance from the Earth with an angle of 98 degrees.
Four cameras have been mounted on the satellite with the capability of photography and image-processing, Safavi noted.
He also mentioned the satellite's life span is between three to five years and it has been registered in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
In February Iran unveiled the prototypes of four home-made satellites named 'Zafar' (Victory), 'Rasad 1' (Observation 1), Fajr (Dawn) and 'A Test' as well as a satellite carrier named 'Safir B1' (Ambassador B1) and a bio-capsule named 'Kavoshgar 4' (Explorer 4).
The images taken by Rasad, which is the country's first satellite for photography and carries remote measurement equipment, would be used in meteorology and identifying sea borders.
Zafar, which has been developed by the Iranian experts' advanced technology, is operational and has the capability of color-photographing.
Also, the Safir B1 carrier can carry satellites weighing up to 50 kg to an elliptical orbit of 300-450 km.
The Kavoshgar 4 bio-capsule includes a scientific-research cargo which will be launched into the orbit to carry out biological researches and to send living creatures into the space.
Iran also announced in early February that it plans to send two recently-built satellites of Fajr and Rasad into space in the near future.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had also earlier announced that the country plans to send a home-made measurement satellite into orbit in the near future.
"Iran's measurement satellite will be launched into space from an Iranian launch-pad and will have an Iranian exchange station and control station," the Iranian president said late 2010.
Ahmadinejad further noted Iran's plans for sending astronauts into space in 2024, and said that the issue had gone under a second study at a cabinet meeting and that the cabinet had decided to implement the plan in 2019, five years earlier than the date envisaged in the original plan.
Iran has recently taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers very recently.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
The milk-bottle shaped rocket is equipped to carry a 60-kilogram (132-pound) satellite 500 kilometers (310 miles) into orbit.
The 27-meter (90 foot) tall multi-stage rocket weighs 85 tons and its liquid fuel propulsion system has a thrust of up to 143 tons.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations' Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), which was set up in 1959.
ISA official Asghar Ebrahimi said the first satellite called Tolou (Rising) will be sent into space in February and the other one Fajr (Dawn) will be launched by September.
Tolou which weighs less than 80 kg would be placed at 400 km above the earth surface while it is to be sent by A2 or Simorgh satellite carrier.
The satellite with the lifespan of 1.5 year is able to take photos with high quality.
Fajr is the first remote-sensing satellite of the country, manufactured by Iran's Defense Ministry, with the capability of changing from the elliptical orbit of 300-450 kg to a circular orbit of 450 kg which increases the lifetime of the satellite by one and a half years.
Earlier this year, Iran announced that it plans to launch its home-made photography and observation satellite named 'A Test' to an orbit 661km in distance from the Earth in 2012.
"The flying sample of the Iranian A Test satellite will be constructed in 2012 and will be launched in the same year to an orbit 661km in altitude," Manager of 'A Test' Satellite Designing and Building Project Mostafa Safavi told FNA.
Referring to the features of the satellite, he said that A Test weighs 80kg and will be launched to an orbit 661km in distance from the Earth with an angle of 98 degrees.
Four cameras have been mounted on the satellite with the capability of photography and image-processing, Safavi noted.
He also mentioned the satellite's life span is between three to five years and it has been registered in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
In February Iran unveiled the prototypes of four home-made satellites named 'Zafar' (Victory), 'Rasad 1' (Observation 1), Fajr (Dawn) and 'A Test' as well as a satellite carrier named 'Safir B1' (Ambassador B1) and a bio-capsule named 'Kavoshgar 4' (Explorer 4).
The images taken by Rasad, which is the country's first satellite for photography and carries remote measurement equipment, would be used in meteorology and identifying sea borders.
Zafar, which has been developed by the Iranian experts' advanced technology, is operational and has the capability of color-photographing.
Also, the Safir B1 carrier can carry satellites weighing up to 50 kg to an elliptical orbit of 300-450 km.
The Kavoshgar 4 bio-capsule includes a scientific-research cargo which will be launched into the orbit to carry out biological researches and to send living creatures into the space.
Iran also announced in early February that it plans to send two recently-built satellites of Fajr and Rasad into space in the near future.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had also earlier announced that the country plans to send a home-made measurement satellite into orbit in the near future.
"Iran's measurement satellite will be launched into space from an Iranian launch-pad and will have an Iranian exchange station and control station," the Iranian president said late 2010.
Ahmadinejad further noted Iran's plans for sending astronauts into space in 2024, and said that the issue had gone under a second study at a cabinet meeting and that the cabinet had decided to implement the plan in 2019, five years earlier than the date envisaged in the original plan.
Iran has recently taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers very recently.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
The milk-bottle shaped rocket is equipped to carry a 60-kilogram (132-pound) satellite 500 kilometers (310 miles) into orbit.
The 27-meter (90 foot) tall multi-stage rocket weighs 85 tons and its liquid fuel propulsion system has a thrust of up to 143 tons.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations' Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), which was set up in 1959.
