Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) says the country plans to launch its first professional telecom satellite, named Qaem, into space in the coming years to cover Iranian TV channels and radio programs. Weighing one ton with 12 transponders, Qaem satellite is expected to be placed at one of Irans orbital positions within the next five years, Hamid Fazeli ...

Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) says the country plans to launch its first three telecom satellites into space within the next 5 years. The satellites, IranSat 1 to 3, will be Irans first telecom satellites with two FSS and BSS transponders, Hamid Fazeli said on Tuesday. ISA is also planning a joint project with Iran Defense Ministry to develop a ...

Iran is planning to launch Nahid, Qaem, and Fajr satellites on February 2nd 2013, the anniversary of Irans National Space Technology Day, The President of Iran Space Agency (ISA) said on Thursday. Semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted Hamid Fazeli as saying launching Engineering samples of Qaem, and Fajr satellites projects have been planned by the ...