Vahid Yazdanian, head of the Iranian Space Research Center, announced that Iran plans to launch two satellites in the coming months as part of its expanding space program.
Speaking on Saturday, Yazdanian said that the Pars-1 satellite, designed for remote sensing, is scheduled to be launched in the coming months, likely in December.
He added that the second version of the Nahid-2 satellite, built by the Space Research Center, will also be launched with a domestic launcher before the Ten-Day Dawn national celebrations in February.
Providing technical details, Yazdanian explained that Nahid-2 is a telecommunications satellite with a planned two-year lifespan, weighing 120 kilograms, and set to be placed in a 500-kilometer orbit. The satellite has an orbital inclination of 55 degrees, uses chemical propulsion with one-newton thrust, and an average power capacity of 49 watts. Its frequency bands include KU, X, and UHF.
He concluded that during World Space Week, Iran will try to release “good news” about Nahid-2’s operational stability and KU-band performance. The KU band, he noted, enables satellite-based relay communications and data transmission, which Iran aims to expand in the near future.
MNA