Iran in space – a Russian rocket launched two Iranian satellites – UNIAN
Iran said that such an achievement for the country is just the beginning.
Iran has joined the space race along with the US, China and Russia, launching the first private satellites into space. Thus, the country entered the world of space research, writes Newsweek, citing the Tehran Times.
In particular, the privately developed satellites Kowsar and Hodhod were launched into orbit by the Russian Soyuz rocket, which also carried its two Ionosphere-M satellites and others.
The publication noted that the launch of satellites by a Russian rocket demonstrates the strengthening of relations between the two countries.
“For us, this is just the beginning, we will only move forward,” said Faghih Imani, CEO of the company that creates satellites, and added that the development process…
