Iran puts sat into orbit for 1st time
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:32:42 GMT
Iran has placed a domestic research satellite into orbit for the first time, ushering in an era of independence in its space program.
Press TV has received confirmation that the first domestic Iranian satellite has been placed into orbit via two carrier rockets.
Omid (meaning 'Hope' in Persian) was sent into space by the Iranian-produced satellite carrier Safir 2 early on Tuesday, Press TV correspondent Saman Kojouri reported from the launching site. Safir 2 is an upgraded model of carrier
Safir 1.
Equipped with two frequency bands and eight antennae, Omid will transmit information to and from earth while orbiting the planet 15 times per day.
The lightweight telecommunications satellite is equipped with remote sensing, satellite telemetry and geographic information system technology as well as remote and ground station data processing.
Omid is a research satellite that has been designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for one to three months, Omid will return to earth, returning with data that will help Iranian experts send an operational satellite into space.
Omid carries experimental satellite control devices, communications equipment and power supply systems to a distance of 250 to 350 kilometers from the earth's atmosphere.
The Safir 2 satellite carrier before the launch on February 3
"Dear people of Iran, your children have sent Iran's first domestic satellite into orbit... May this be a step toward... justice and peace," he said. "Iran's official presence in space has been added to the pages of history."
In August 2007, Tehran announced plans to carry out the domestic satellite launch after testing its first domestically-produced satellite carrier Safir 1.
Head of the Iranian Aerospace Organization, Reza Taqipour, told Press TV that Iran has plans to put a series of satellites into orbit by 2010 that will improve national disaster management programs and the country's telecommunications network.
Omid is the third Iranian-made satellite to be sent into space. Russia launched Iran's first satellite in 2005. Three years later, another satellite, which had been jointly designed by Iran, China and Thailand, was also sent into orbit. So far, only eight countries have launched domestically-made satellites into orbit.
The recent completion of the semi-domestic research satellite Mesbah is another success added to the accomplishments of Iranian aerospace experts.
Mesbah, which is ready for launch into outer space, has been equipped with a store and forward communications receiver that gathers information from various parts of the planet and then forwards the transmission.
Iranian scientists have also finished designing a satellite called Besharat, which is to be launched in a joint effort with the members of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
Tehran also plans to send its first astronaut to space by 2021.
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Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:51:23 GMT
Iranian scientists prepare for a new stage of the space program, with only weeks remaining before the country's first satellite launch.
Iran first announced plans to carry out a domestic satellite launch in September 2007 after testing its first domestically-produced satellite carrier, Safir 1.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad receives overview of the Omid satellite, February 4, 2008
At that time, the Head of the Iranian Aerospace Organization, Reza Taqipour, told Press TV that the launch of the Safir 1 was the first step toward sending the Iranian-made telecommunications satellite, Omid (Hope) into orbit.
In recent comments, however, Taqipour pointed to a more accurate deadline, announcing that Omid is just weeks away from launch.
"The satellite will be launched into space by the end of the year [the Iranian calendar year that ends on March 20], that is if no complications or changes in schedule occur," Taqipour told ISNA.
Omid is a research satellite that has been designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for one to three months, Omid will return to earth, bringing back data with it that will help Iranian experts send an operational satellite into space.
Head of Iran's Aerospace Organization Reza Taqipour
Omid will carry experimental satellite control devices, communications and digital equipment, and power supply systems, to a distance of around 250 to 350 kilometers from the earth's atmosphere.
Completion of the semi-domestic research satellite, Meshbah, is another recent achievement of Iran's aerospace experts.
Mesbah, which is ready for launch into outer space, has been equipped with a store and forward communications receiver that can gather information from various parts of the planet and then transmit it back to a certain position.
According to Taqipour, Iranian scientists have also finished designing a satellite called Besharat, which is to be launched in a joint effort with the members of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
Taqipour said that the Aerospace Organization would soon send the details of the design to OIC countries to receive their suggestions and find out exactly to what extent each state plans to participate in the project.
Iran hopes to take great leaps in space technology in the coming decade, with plans to send an astronaut into space by 2021.
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Iran to conquer space within 10 years
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:08:18 GMT
The head of Iran's Aerospace Organization says the country has plans to send its first astronaut to space within the next decade.
Reza Taqipour, head of the organization, said Wednesday that the date for the first Iranian spaceman's trip to outer space would be set within the next six to twelve months.
Iran's satellite carrier, Safir 1
Iran, according to Taqipour, seeks to become the first country in the region to acquire space technology by the year 2021 - which is equivalent to the year 1400 in Iranian Calendar.
The report comes after Iran on Sunday successfully test-launched its first homemade satellite carrier, Safir 1, capable of putting lightweight satellites into low earth orbit.
The launch of Safir 1 tested remote sensing, satellite telemetry, and geographic information system (GIS) technology as well as remote and ground station data processing.
Taqipour added that Iran plans to put its first satellite, nicknamed Omid (meaning 'Hope' in Persian), into orbit within the next twelve months.
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