Iran Press/ Iran news: Friday, September 13, 2024, Iran launched the domestic 'Chamran 1' Satellite into space by the 'Qaem 100' satellite carrier, domestically made, and placed in a 550-kilometer orbit.
Made by the cooperation of Iran Electronics Industries (IEI), Aerospace Research Institute (ARI), and other Iranian private knowledge-based companies, Chamran 1 is mainly designated for testing hardware and software systems to prove the technology of orbital maneuvering in altitude and phase.
The assessment of cold gas propulsion subsystem in space systems as well as the assessment of the functioning of navigation and control subsystems is also defined as a sub-mission of the Chamran 1 satellite.
Still, we have the solid-fuel satellite carrier 'Qaem 100' made by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, which could complete the orbiting operation of the Chamran 1 satellite successfully.
Of course, the string of space success continues; Chamran 1 and Qaem 100 are neither the first nor the last hit in the string, rather they are the fruit of the ebbs and flows the industry has passed amid the West's pressures on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Satellites Launched So Far
Let's take a glance at the development course of Iran's space achievements, specifically the satellites and carriers that have been so far made and tested:
- Sina 1 satellite, a telecommunication and imaging satellite that was launched in November 2005 with the Russian satellite carrier Cosmos III.
- Omid 1, a telecommunication satellite that was launched in early February 2008 from Semnan base, east of Tehran, with Safir 1A satellite carrier. It fell in South America and over the Atlantic Ocean on April 25, 2009.
- Rasad satellite, the first imaging satellite of Iran, which was launched into space in June 2011 from the Semnan base with Safir 1A satellite carrier and ended its work on July 6, after three weeks.
- Navid satellite, an imaging satellite that was launched in February 2011 from the Semnan base with the Safir 1B satellite carrier.
- Fajr satellite, an orbital transfer satellite that was launched in February 2014 from the Semnan launch base with Safir 1B satellite carrier. It fell in the same month.
- Tolou 1, an imaging satellite that was launched in August 2017 from Imam Khomeini launch base with the Simorgh satellite carrier but failed to be put into orbit.
- Payam, a measurement satellite designed and built by Amir Kabir University and was launched into space in January 2018, with the Simorgh carrier, but it failed to reach orbit.
- Doosti, a satellite designed and built in Sharif University that was the second unsuccessful launch in 2018;
- Zafar 1, a remote measurement satellite designed and built at the University of Science and Technology. It was launched into a 530-kilometer orbit with the Simorgh carrier in February 2019, but fell due to not reaching the required speed;
- Noor 1, a measurement and reconnaissance satellite that was launched into space in May 2020;
- Noor 2, a measurement and reconnaissance satellite that was launched into space in March 2021;
- Khayyam, a remote measurement satellite that was sent into near-Earth orbit in August 2022 by a Russian Soyuz carrier from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan; and
- Noor 3, a measurement and reconnaissance satellite that was launched into space in early fall 2023.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has taken progressive steps in achieving space technology; Aerospace is considered in the Iranian roadmap for development as one of the key factors of technology.
Iran's space program differs from other countries in the West Asian region in that Iran's program has developed based on its domestic capacity and technology.
As with the launcher technology, the country has reached the point that it no longer needs foreign countries to launch the satellites it builds.
Satellites to Be Launched
Still, there are a series of satellites that have been lined up either waiting to be launched or being in their primary phase of design. Let's take a look at the names:
- The qualitative type of Nahid 1 that is a telecommunication satellite;
- Tadbeer, a satellite built in Science and Industry University;
- Kosar, a mapping satellite for agricultural missions;
- Hod-Hod, a satellite with IO mission;
- Soha, a measurement satellite with three imaging cargoes;
- Pars 1, a remote measurement satellite;
- Pars 2, a measurement satellite;
- Pars 3, a measurement satellite in its primary design phase;
- Nahid 2, a telecommunication satellite;
- Nahid 3, the advanced type of Nahid 2;
- Mesbah 2, a telecommunication satellite;
- Kalij Fars, a telecommunication satellite; and
- SRI Sat, a research and telecommunication satellite.
The progress of Iranian space technology comes amid the West's heavy sanctions or the US maximum pressure policy against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The West, led by the US, tries to make Iran abandon its independence by paralyzing the country under pressure, but the Islamic Republic's more than four decades of resistance and dedicated endeavor shows the reverse.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the West should have recognized that sanctions are no longer effective against the Islamic Republic and they had better approach dialogue based on mutual respect.
'Chamran 1' satellite transmitted its first signals from the orbit 550 kilometers above the Earth.
By Kazemi Avanji
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