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Iran successfully launches communications satellite into space
Indigenous Nahid-2 set to remain in orbit for 5 years
The Nahid-2 communications satellite was launched from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket.
The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) announced that it has received the first telemetry data from the satellite.
The data confirms that the satellite is intact and functioning properly, the agency said.
Weighing 110 kilograms, the satellite was designed and manufactured by Iranian engineers.
Commissioned by ISA and developed in collaboration with the Iranian Space Research Center, the launch was part of a broader multi-satellite mission that included Russia’s Ionosfera-M3 and M4 satellites, along with 18 others from various countries.
One notable feature of the launch was the presence of the Iranian Space Agency’s emblem on the Soyuz launch vehicle—signaling Iran’s official participation in a major international space mission.
The Soyuz rocket has previously carried several Iranian satellites into space, including Khayyam, Pars-1, and Hodhod.
Nahid-2 is designed to remain in orbit for five years, with Hassan Salarieh, the head of the ISA, saying on Friday that Nahid-3 is currently under construction.
In December, Iran announced it had put its heaviest payload to date into space, using a domestically manufactured satellite carrier.
In September, Iran said it had put the Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit using the Ghaem-100 carrier.