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Russia to launch Kowsar, Hodhod satellites into space today
“In continuation of the development of scientific and technological cooperation between Iran and Russia, two domestically-developed satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, will be launched into a 500-kilometer orbit of the Earth on Tuesday by a Soyuz launch vehicle,” Kazem Jalali wrote on X on Monday, Press TV reported.
He expressed hope that a firm and decisive step towards the entry of Iran’s private sector into the space sector would be taken by the satellite launch.
Jalali further noted that the two satellites have been designed and manufactured by young Iranian scientists, with the support of the Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), and the Iranian embassy in Moscow.
Kowsar is a high-resolution imaging satellite, whose design process started back in 2019.
Weighing 30 kilograms, the homegrown Iranian satellite has an estimated orbital lifespan of more than three years. It has a color imaging range of 15km and an imaging rate of 6 frames per second.
Kowsar satellite is suitable for agricultural, land survey and cadaster services.
Hodhod satellite is a small communications satellite, which weighs 4km and has an orbital height of 500km.
Its orbital lifespan is four years and has a variety of uses, including agriculture, land survey, transport and environmental protection.