Iran Space Agency Chief: Satellite, Launch Infrastructure Projects to Continue Despite Wars
The head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA) outlined the country's space industry plans for the current Iranian year, announcing the continued development of space infrastructure, progress on telecommunications and remote-sensing satellite projects, expansion of space data-based services, and broader international cooperation in the space sector.
Hassan Salarieh, Iran's deputy communications minister and head of the Iran Space Agency, told reporters on Wednesday that numerous infrastructure projects are underway, including the development of satellite control centers, launch facilities, specialized laboratories, and satellite assembly and testing centers across Iran.Salarieh said several new facilities, including laboratories, the Chabahar launch site, and satellite control centers, will be inaugurated and unveiled in the coming months.He said telecommunications satellites currently being designed and built by Iranian specialists at the Iran Space Research Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Communications, will be capable of providing a significant portion of the country's communications infrastructure after being placed into orbit, both directly and as backup systems.Salarieh noted that space exploration projects, the biological capsule program, and international cooperation are among the other initiatives being actively pursued. In this regard, he said cooperation with countries including China will continue vigorously.The head of the Iran Space Agency said leading space powers such as the United States, China, and Russia have made substantial investments in orbital transfer vehicles, adding that Iran is moving in the same direction.
Responding to a question about the agency's priorities under wartime conditions, Salarieh said the development of remote-sensing and telecommunications satellites remains one of the country's most essential needs, and those projects are continuing at full pace.Emphasizing that most of Iran's space expertise is indigenous, the ISA chief said that although wartime conditions may create difficulties for implementing some projects, they do not mean that the country's space projects will come to a halt.
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