Russia to launch two Iranian satellites on Nov. 5, Tehran's Moscow envoy says

Russia launches Soyuz rocket with dozens of satellites

A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage carrying satellites ascends after blasting off from its launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far-eastern Amur region, Russia November 5, 2024. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS

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Russia will launch two Iranian satellites into orbit using a Soyuz launcher on Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said on Monday, as the two U.S.-sanctioned countries deepen their scientific relationship.

"In continuation of the development of Iran-Russia scientific and technological cooperation, two Iranian satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, will be launched to a 500 km orbit of earth on Tuesday, Nov. 5, by a Soyuz launch vehicle," Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said in a post on X.

The development of Kowsar, a high-resolution imaging satellite, and Hodhod, a small communications satellite, is the first substantial effort by Iran's private space sector, a report by Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim said last month.

Russia launched an Iranian research-sensing satellite, Pars 1, into space in February using a Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

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By Reuters