Iran Press/Iran news: Iran's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi in an exclusive interview with Iran Press News Agency at the Tehran's Space Science Research Plant said: "I have no idea about Trump's claim on alleged satellite launch or missile test at the Semnan Space Research center."
Azari-Jahromi was reacting to a rumor about a failed 'Nahid 1' satellite launch, saying that the satellite was safe and sitting inside a laboratory.
Commenting on the characteristics and features of the Nahid-1 satellite, the ICT Minister said: "Nahid 1 can stay in space for two-and-a-half months."
Azari Jahromi on the latest situation of the Nahid-1 said that satellite is in the assembling of cameras process and this step will be finished 5 weeks later but will be tested in a laboratory situation.
Iran's ICT minister showed Nahid-1 Satellite to reporters and rejected any suggestion of satellite launch, saying: "Nahid-1 is a Telecommunication satellite and it will work in the UHF band and KU and will establish communicative connections and is primarily a communications satellite."
Jahromi added: "Nahid-1 will be stationed in a 250 Kilometre orbit around the earth and its operation time is 2.5 months. Nahid 1 is equipped with high-resolution cameras and can take high-resolution photographs and send them back to earth."
Jahromi stressed that Nahid 1 is equipped with the latest technology and after the testing of Nahid we can use a series of such satellites as a Telecommunication System.
The minister added: "The latest technology of opening and closing solar cells on the satellite will be tested with Nahid-1. After testing, we can mass produce these communication satellites, creating a series of telecommunication systems in Leo's Layer of earth."
Iran has showcased the newly-developed satellite 'Nahid 1' that had undergone final testing and is being prepared for a launch in the near future.101/205/211
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