Iran plans to launch three satellites into space

Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Mohsen Bahrami says the country is planning to send three home-made satellites into space. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday on the occasion of World Space Week, Bahrami said Sharif Sat would be put into orbit by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2017). He added that Amirkabir and Nahid I satellites would be put into space during the next Iranian calendar year. The ISA chief noted that Sharif Sat is a remote-sensing satellite and Nahid I is a communications satellites. He further stated that the preparation process for domestically-manufactured Sadr satellite is also underway. More

(Source: Press TV - Oct 6)