Iran Press/ Iran news: The satellite system is named after the late commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds forces, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
"In line with efforts to provide space station communications services ... the Iranian Space Agency has developed technical specifications for the first domestic narrowband telecommunications satellite, named after Martyr Qassem Soleimani ... Research companies from the space industry held a tender for the implementation of this project," Salarieh was quoted as saying.
The tender was won by an Iranian consortium that has already made agreements with the ISA on the development, construction, delivery, testing, and launch of the telecommunications satellite system, the official added. The system will be sent into orbit within the next two years as the ISA already has several domestic satellites ready to be launched, he said.
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