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Here is a paragraph from an article on NPR regarding picture discrepancy:
Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard astronomer who tracks rocket launchings and space activity, also said this week's monkey space flight was real, but he had a slightly different explanation for the photo mix-up. He claimed the light gray monkey with the mole died during a failed space mission in 2011.
"The monkey with the mole was the one launched in 2011 that died. The rocket failed. It did not get into space," McDowell said. "They just mixed that footage with the footage of the 2013 successful launch."
Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard astronomer who tracks rocket launchings and space activity, also said this week's monkey space flight was real, but he had a slightly different explanation for the photo mix-up. He claimed the light gray monkey with the mole died during a failed space mission in 2011.
"The monkey with the mole was the one launched in 2011 that died. The rocket failed. It did not get into space," McDowell said. "They just mixed that footage with the footage of the 2013 successful launch."
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Futron Releases 2012 Space Competitiveness Index
Futron has released its 2012 Space Competitiveness Index marking the 5th anniversary of the yearly publication. According to the report, the United States remains the overall leader in space competitiveness but is seeing a decline for the 5th year in a row.
The decline is attributed to enhanced capabilities in other countries while the U.S. is undergoing a transition with "significant" uncertainty.
New to the index this year are emerging space nations Argentina, Australia, Iran, South Africa and the Ukraine.
Four distinct tiers have emerged. The first tier has the U.S., Europe, and Russia. The second tier China, Japan, India, and Canada. The third tier South Korea, Israel, and Brazil. And the fourth tier Argentina, Australia, Iran, South Africa and the Ukraine.
Futron says the top two tiers remain dynamic but have shown some stabilization while the bottom two tiers are subject to intense competition, with very small gaps in the competitive rankings.
China gained the most competitiveness basis points in 2012, followed by Europe, India, and Israel. Japan lost the most basis points, followed by Canada, South Korea, and the United States. When compared against the larger group of 15 nations, Brazil falls to 11th place, just below Australia.
As has been noted before International collaboration is increasingly taking shape as a concerted space competitiveness strategy, especially among smaller actors.
Here's a list of some of the findings by country:
- Argentina is adapting its satellite manufacturing sector for the international marketplace, exploring both commercial and government-to-government deals. It stands to benefit from increased investment in spacecraft subcomponents.
- After more than a decade of dormancy, Australia is back. The government is refreshing its national space policy segment-by-segment, focusing on space not only a driver of innovation and expertise, but also for its benefits to Australian society.
- Brazil has begun to re-examine its national space priorities, increased funding, expanded its partnerships, and laid plans for a new launch vehicle. It remains to be seen whether these steps will keep Brazil ahead of regional counterparts that are also emerging onto the space scene.
- Canada retains a skilled space workforce, but delays in space policy refresh and implementation are significantly offsetting these competitive advantages.
- China performed a record number of launches in 2012, surpassing the United States for the first time, while increasing investment in technical education programs and civilian research institutes.
- Europe's integrated approach is complemented by the rise of new national space agencies across the continent--from the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic to Estonia--as well as more assertive space export financing.
- India is enhancing its space-related technical education, while gradually progressing toward a completely self-reliant set of next generation launch vehicles.
- Iran has made faster progress than any other newly emergent space nation. The tenor of Iran's space program--civilian or military--will hinge on geopolitics. Other international actors have substantial power to influence the future focus of the Iranian space program.
- Israel, despite funding increases, remains challenged by its lack of domestic industry scale, and has difficulty sustaining a commercial space presence in global markets.
- Japan, despite ongoing benefits from its policy reforms, is losing competitive ground relative to most other actors, and can benefit from a greater focus on commercializing its industrial base.
- Russia's remains the world's launch leader, and promises to retain that role in the near term thanks to its vital role in transporting astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, as well as the introduction of Soyuz launches from the European spaceport at Kourou. These strengths, however, are offset by weaknesses in retention of human capital talent.
- South Africa is divided, from a budgetary standpoint, between space investments focused on societal usage of external assets already in space and investments focused on building the country's own space industrial base.
- South Korea's two failed launch attempts contributed to an organizational shakeup, but have not reduced its determination to become the newest country to achieve independent spaceflight.
- Ukraine has an enviable space industrial base, but limited domestic demand for its space hardware. It is aggressively seeking partners overseas, but has not yet engaged with key emerging markets.
Futron Releases 2012 Space Competitiveness Index - Commercial Space Watch
Futron has released its 2012 Space Competitiveness Index marking the 5th anniversary of the yearly publication. According to the report, the United States remains the overall leader in space competitiveness but is seeing a decline for the 5th year in a row.
The decline is attributed to enhanced capabilities in other countries while the U.S. is undergoing a transition with "significant" uncertainty.
New to the index this year are emerging space nations Argentina, Australia, Iran, South Africa and the Ukraine.
Four distinct tiers have emerged. The first tier has the U.S., Europe, and Russia. The second tier China, Japan, India, and Canada. The third tier South Korea, Israel, and Brazil. And the fourth tier Argentina, Australia, Iran, South Africa and the Ukraine.
Futron says the top two tiers remain dynamic but have shown some stabilization while the bottom two tiers are subject to intense competition, with very small gaps in the competitive rankings.
China gained the most competitiveness basis points in 2012, followed by Europe, India, and Israel. Japan lost the most basis points, followed by Canada, South Korea, and the United States. When compared against the larger group of 15 nations, Brazil falls to 11th place, just below Australia.
As has been noted before International collaboration is increasingly taking shape as a concerted space competitiveness strategy, especially among smaller actors.
Here's a list of some of the findings by country:
- Argentina is adapting its satellite manufacturing sector for the international marketplace, exploring both commercial and government-to-government deals. It stands to benefit from increased investment in spacecraft subcomponents.
- After more than a decade of dormancy, Australia is back. The government is refreshing its national space policy segment-by-segment, focusing on space not only a driver of innovation and expertise, but also for its benefits to Australian society.
- Brazil has begun to re-examine its national space priorities, increased funding, expanded its partnerships, and laid plans for a new launch vehicle. It remains to be seen whether these steps will keep Brazil ahead of regional counterparts that are also emerging onto the space scene.
- Canada retains a skilled space workforce, but delays in space policy refresh and implementation are significantly offsetting these competitive advantages.
- China performed a record number of launches in 2012, surpassing the United States for the first time, while increasing investment in technical education programs and civilian research institutes.
- Europe's integrated approach is complemented by the rise of new national space agencies across the continent--from the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic to Estonia--as well as more assertive space export financing.
- India is enhancing its space-related technical education, while gradually progressing toward a completely self-reliant set of next generation launch vehicles.
- Iran has made faster progress than any other newly emergent space nation. The tenor of Iran's space program--civilian or military--will hinge on geopolitics. Other international actors have substantial power to influence the future focus of the Iranian space program.
- Israel, despite funding increases, remains challenged by its lack of domestic industry scale, and has difficulty sustaining a commercial space presence in global markets.
- Japan, despite ongoing benefits from its policy reforms, is losing competitive ground relative to most other actors, and can benefit from a greater focus on commercializing its industrial base.
- Russia's remains the world's launch leader, and promises to retain that role in the near term thanks to its vital role in transporting astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, as well as the introduction of Soyuz launches from the European spaceport at Kourou. These strengths, however, are offset by weaknesses in retention of human capital talent.
- South Africa is divided, from a budgetary standpoint, between space investments focused on societal usage of external assets already in space and investments focused on building the country's own space industrial base.
- South Korea's two failed launch attempts contributed to an organizational shakeup, but have not reduced its determination to become the newest country to achieve independent spaceflight.
- Ukraine has an enviable space industrial base, but limited domestic demand for its space hardware. It is aggressively seeking partners overseas, but has not yet engaged with key emerging markets.
Futron Releases 2012 Space Competitiveness Index - Commercial Space Watch
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Who is Afraid of Iran's Space Program?
By Ajey Lele (January 31, 2013 )
Ajey Lele, a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air force, is a research fellow at the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA).
NEW DELHI (IDN | IDSA) - Iran has successfully sent a monkey to space and also retrieved it back alive. Has Iran thereby “made a ‘monkey’ of its adversaries”? Or was this demonstration just a smokescreen to experiment with its ballistic missile capabilities? Or is it actually a signal to the rest of the world about Iran’s technological progress?
On January 28, 2013 Iran’s space agency launched a monkey into space and brought it back safely to earth. Iran claims that the rocket carrying the monkey reached an altitude of 120 km. This makes Iran a state with a monkey astronaut! Iran attained this success in its second attempt.
Earlier, in 2011, it had unsuccessfully tried to send a monkey into space. For the latest demonstration, Iran used the Kavoshgar rocket capsule named Pishgam (Pioneer). This was a relatively small rocket and the monkey's journey in space probably lasted between 12 and 15 minutes. But the fact remains that this successful mission has boosted the confidence of Iran’s scientific community, which views it as a prelude to sending humans into space by 2020.
Iran’s love for sending animals into space is not new. Last year, it had dispatched a mouse, a turtle, and several worms into space. Incidentally, the Iranian monkey is not the first simian to visit space. During the Cold War era, the United States, the then USSR and France had sent monkeys into space. The first simian to visit space was a U.S. monkey way back in 1959.
Iran has been a late beginner in the business of space. Its space programme was established in 2004, and its first satellite was launched in 2009. Iran’s space programme has always been looked at with great suspicion by its adversaries mainly because of the missile angle attached to it.
Dual use technology
Rocket technology is a dual use technology. The technology used for launching satellites also has significant utility for the development of ballistic missiles. Hence, Iran’s ambition in space has always been challenged. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed an almost total prohibition on Iran’s activities in the nuclear and space arena since 2007. Also, UNSC resolution 1929 (2010) prohibits Iran from undertaking activities that could lead to the development of platforms used in the delivery of nuclear weapons.
It is important to note that South Korea became a space-faring nation (a nation that can launch a satellite with indigenous rocket technology) only in its third attempt on January 30, 2013 in spite of being helped by Russia and the United States. In contrast, countries like Iran and North Korea have achieved success much earlier in spite of being under sanctions and at least not overtly getting any support from other states. Because of their nuclear policies any attempts made by these two states in the space arena always gets criticized.
Now, the issue is, just because the nuclear policies of these two countries are not to the liking of many in the world, should these states be punished for having space-faring ambitions particularly when space technologies have significant socioeconomic benefits?
It is important to note that it is not easy to develop ballistic missiles just because a country has mastered the art of satellite launch vehicle technology. It is known that there are certain common technologies with respect to space launch vehicles and missiles. However, while rockets place satellites in space, in the case of ballistic missiles even though their payloads reach outer space these finally have to get delivered to targets on earth. In the case of a space launch the satellite concerned is required to remain in space at a specific altitude, while for a missile the payload has to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere and approach correctly towards the target.
In short, acceleration/deceleration, altitude positioning, thermal gradient and gravitation full/push are different in these cases. Also, the burn phases are different for a satellite and a ballistic missile launch. It is therefore naive to believe that just because a state can launch a satellite it can immediately launch a ballistic missile (or vice versa) as well. Hence, to relate a monkey’s safari in space as an indicator of a ‘quantum leap in Iran's ballistic missile capability’ is wrong.
Iran’s strategic programmes have witnessed some ups and downs over the years. Iran has developed ballistic missiles such as the Fajr-3 with a probable range of 2500 km and Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) capability. Also, since 2003, the country has had missiles such as the Shahab-3 in its arsenal with different variants in the range of 1200 km to 2000 km. Iran’s missile programme has suffered some setbacks in recent years because of a series of explosions at military bases. In November 2011, a blast at a missile base close to Tehran had resulted in the killing of General Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, who was described as the "architect" of Iran’s missile programme.
Debateable
To contend that Iran is “using space launches to demonstrate Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)’ is debateable. This is because only doing a space launch is not enough for producing an ICBM. Over the years Iran has made significant progress in various realms of technology. In the past 30 years, an 11-fold increase in scientific growth has been witnessed in Iran, which is believed to be the highest rate in the world. Iran’s output in terms of science and technology articles (in journals) makes it the 20th largest article producer in this field in the world. Iran is involved in various fields of scientific research including medical sciences, stem cell research, nanotechnology, and energy technologies (apart from nuclear and space science research).
International pressure and economic sanctions have not prevented Tehran from making progress in these fields. The country has major ambitions in the space arena too. It fully understands that in spite of many ridiculing the country for repeating old experiments (like sending a monkey into space) of the 1950s and 1960s, still the world has taken note of its efforts. For Iran, human space flight is a "strategic priority" and sending a monkey into space is a baby step towards that aim.
At the same time, it would be incorrect to argue that Iran’s space programme could have no military dimensions. However, the latest launch is more of a morale booster for the country than an actually demonstration of any strategic capabilities. It is also important to note that any progress in electronics or a few other technological fields would have some military relevance, but this does not give any (moral or otherwise) authority for the major powers to stop other states from developing such technologies. In general, satellite technologies have become a ‘victim’ of global nuclear policies and criticism of Iran’s space programme is indicative of that.
It is important for the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, which incidentally are the only official nuclear weapon states (NWS), to understand that the world has made much progress while moving from the 20th to the 21st century. They will find it increasingly difficult to maintain the status quo in respect of the existing and unfair nuclear regime. The rate at which the modern technology is developing indicates that different means to hoodwink the existing nuclear regime could emerge. There even exists a possibility that the notion of nuclear deterrence could be challenged by space deterrence. Hence, Iran’s investments in space should not be viewed only through the narrow prism of a nuclear threat. It is essentially an attempt (may be nascent) to challenge the West’s technological domination.
Who is Afraid of Iran's Space Program? | IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
By Ajey Lele (January 31, 2013 )
Ajey Lele, a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air force, is a research fellow at the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA).
NEW DELHI (IDN | IDSA) - Iran has successfully sent a monkey to space and also retrieved it back alive. Has Iran thereby “made a ‘monkey’ of its adversaries”? Or was this demonstration just a smokescreen to experiment with its ballistic missile capabilities? Or is it actually a signal to the rest of the world about Iran’s technological progress?
On January 28, 2013 Iran’s space agency launched a monkey into space and brought it back safely to earth. Iran claims that the rocket carrying the monkey reached an altitude of 120 km. This makes Iran a state with a monkey astronaut! Iran attained this success in its second attempt.
Earlier, in 2011, it had unsuccessfully tried to send a monkey into space. For the latest demonstration, Iran used the Kavoshgar rocket capsule named Pishgam (Pioneer). This was a relatively small rocket and the monkey's journey in space probably lasted between 12 and 15 minutes. But the fact remains that this successful mission has boosted the confidence of Iran’s scientific community, which views it as a prelude to sending humans into space by 2020.
Iran’s love for sending animals into space is not new. Last year, it had dispatched a mouse, a turtle, and several worms into space. Incidentally, the Iranian monkey is not the first simian to visit space. During the Cold War era, the United States, the then USSR and France had sent monkeys into space. The first simian to visit space was a U.S. monkey way back in 1959.
Iran has been a late beginner in the business of space. Its space programme was established in 2004, and its first satellite was launched in 2009. Iran’s space programme has always been looked at with great suspicion by its adversaries mainly because of the missile angle attached to it.
Dual use technology
Rocket technology is a dual use technology. The technology used for launching satellites also has significant utility for the development of ballistic missiles. Hence, Iran’s ambition in space has always been challenged. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed an almost total prohibition on Iran’s activities in the nuclear and space arena since 2007. Also, UNSC resolution 1929 (2010) prohibits Iran from undertaking activities that could lead to the development of platforms used in the delivery of nuclear weapons.
It is important to note that South Korea became a space-faring nation (a nation that can launch a satellite with indigenous rocket technology) only in its third attempt on January 30, 2013 in spite of being helped by Russia and the United States. In contrast, countries like Iran and North Korea have achieved success much earlier in spite of being under sanctions and at least not overtly getting any support from other states. Because of their nuclear policies any attempts made by these two states in the space arena always gets criticized.
Now, the issue is, just because the nuclear policies of these two countries are not to the liking of many in the world, should these states be punished for having space-faring ambitions particularly when space technologies have significant socioeconomic benefits?
It is important to note that it is not easy to develop ballistic missiles just because a country has mastered the art of satellite launch vehicle technology. It is known that there are certain common technologies with respect to space launch vehicles and missiles. However, while rockets place satellites in space, in the case of ballistic missiles even though their payloads reach outer space these finally have to get delivered to targets on earth. In the case of a space launch the satellite concerned is required to remain in space at a specific altitude, while for a missile the payload has to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere and approach correctly towards the target.
In short, acceleration/deceleration, altitude positioning, thermal gradient and gravitation full/push are different in these cases. Also, the burn phases are different for a satellite and a ballistic missile launch. It is therefore naive to believe that just because a state can launch a satellite it can immediately launch a ballistic missile (or vice versa) as well. Hence, to relate a monkey’s safari in space as an indicator of a ‘quantum leap in Iran's ballistic missile capability’ is wrong.
Iran’s strategic programmes have witnessed some ups and downs over the years. Iran has developed ballistic missiles such as the Fajr-3 with a probable range of 2500 km and Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) capability. Also, since 2003, the country has had missiles such as the Shahab-3 in its arsenal with different variants in the range of 1200 km to 2000 km. Iran’s missile programme has suffered some setbacks in recent years because of a series of explosions at military bases. In November 2011, a blast at a missile base close to Tehran had resulted in the killing of General Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, who was described as the "architect" of Iran’s missile programme.
Debateable
To contend that Iran is “using space launches to demonstrate Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)’ is debateable. This is because only doing a space launch is not enough for producing an ICBM. Over the years Iran has made significant progress in various realms of technology. In the past 30 years, an 11-fold increase in scientific growth has been witnessed in Iran, which is believed to be the highest rate in the world. Iran’s output in terms of science and technology articles (in journals) makes it the 20th largest article producer in this field in the world. Iran is involved in various fields of scientific research including medical sciences, stem cell research, nanotechnology, and energy technologies (apart from nuclear and space science research).
International pressure and economic sanctions have not prevented Tehran from making progress in these fields. The country has major ambitions in the space arena too. It fully understands that in spite of many ridiculing the country for repeating old experiments (like sending a monkey into space) of the 1950s and 1960s, still the world has taken note of its efforts. For Iran, human space flight is a "strategic priority" and sending a monkey into space is a baby step towards that aim.
At the same time, it would be incorrect to argue that Iran’s space programme could have no military dimensions. However, the latest launch is more of a morale booster for the country than an actually demonstration of any strategic capabilities. It is also important to note that any progress in electronics or a few other technological fields would have some military relevance, but this does not give any (moral or otherwise) authority for the major powers to stop other states from developing such technologies. In general, satellite technologies have become a ‘victim’ of global nuclear policies and criticism of Iran’s space programme is indicative of that.
It is important for the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, which incidentally are the only official nuclear weapon states (NWS), to understand that the world has made much progress while moving from the 20th to the 21st century. They will find it increasingly difficult to maintain the status quo in respect of the existing and unfair nuclear regime. The rate at which the modern technology is developing indicates that different means to hoodwink the existing nuclear regime could emerge. There even exists a possibility that the notion of nuclear deterrence could be challenged by space deterrence. Hence, Iran’s investments in space should not be viewed only through the narrow prism of a nuclear threat. It is essentially an attempt (may be nascent) to challenge the West’s technological domination.
Who is Afraid of Iran's Space Program? | IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Space Agency Hamid Fazeli announced on Tuesday that the country will send 6 new home-made satellites, mostly made by Iranian universities, to the space in the next Iranian year (starting on March 21).
"Based on the foreseen timeline, Fajr, Sharif Sat, Tolou, Zafar, and A-Test will be sent to the space by the end of the next year," Fazeli told reporters in Tehran today.
He said that Mesbah is also among the satellites which will be sent to orbit next year.
Fazeli also announced that Iran will send a home-made satellite named Nahid to the space by the end of the current Iranian year.
Earlier this month, Iran unveiled a prototype model of Nahid telecommunications satellite.
The prototype model was unveiled during a ceremony attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Fazeli at an exhibition of Iran's latest space achievements and technologies here in the capital.
Also earlier today, President of Iran's Amirkabir University Alireza Rahayee announced that "A-Test and Nahid are ready to be launched and sent into the orbit".
"The engineering model of A-Test satellite has been unveiled and its launch prototype is also ready and we hope that it will be sent into the orbit soon," he added, addressing the 12th conference of Iran's aerospace association in Tehran on Tuesday.
Rahayee also said that studies on satellite Nahid have been carried out in cooperation with the Iranian Space Industry (ISA), adding that the satellite will be ready for launch next year.
In November, Rahayee had announced that researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology had accomplished part of the studies on Satellite Nahid, and said it would be launched into the space with the backing of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
Rahayee noted that the industrial phases of the project had accomplished and researchers were now working on the launch phase.
Fars News Agency :: Iran to Send 6 New Home-Made Satellites into Orbit Next Year
Iran to Orbit 2 New Home-Made Satellites in Near Future
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to send 2 new home-made satellites into the space in the near future, a senior Iranian academic official announced on Tuesday.
"The A-Test and Nahid satellites are ready to be launched and sent into the orbit," Chancellor of Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) Alireza Rahayee said, addressing the 12th conference of Iran's aerospace association in Tehran on Tuesday.
"The engineering model of A-Test satellite has been unveiled and its launch prototype is also ready and we hope that it will be sent into the orbit soon," he added.
Rahayee also said that studies on satellite Nahid have been carried out in cooperation with the Iranian Space Industry (ISA), adding that the satellite will be ready for launch next year.
The Islamic Republic, which first put a satellite into orbit in 2009, has outlined an ambitious space program and has, thus far, made giant progress in the field despite western sanctions and pressures against its advancement.
Iran has taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February 2011, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in 2010 that Iran plans to send astronauts into space in 2024. But, later he said that the issue had gone under a second study at a cabinet meeting and that the cabinet had decided to implement the plan in 2019, five years earlier than the date envisaged in the original plan.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
Iran plans to display its new achievements in space fields by sending heavier home-made satellites to higher altitudes by the next few years.
There would be a new round of space progression in Iran by 2013 and the country would be able to put satellites into orbit of up to 36,000 km.
Late January, the Defense Ministry's Aerospace Industries Organization announced that it has sent a monkey into the space on the back of Pishgam (Pioneer) explorer rocket, and that it has brought back and recovered the living cargo.
The Aerospace Industries Organization said it had sent the living creature into space aboard an indigenous biocapsule as a prelude to sending humans into space.
The Aerospace Industries Organization said the capsule was sent to an orbit beyond 120km in altitude and carried out telemetry of the environmental data records.
The explorer rocket was launched by the Aerospace Industries Organization and it returned to the Earth after reaching the desired speed and altitude, and the living creature (monkey) was retrieved and found alive.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107145856
"Based on the foreseen timeline, Fajr, Sharif Sat, Tolou, Zafar, and A-Test will be sent to the space by the end of the next year," Fazeli told reporters in Tehran today.
He said that Mesbah is also among the satellites which will be sent to orbit next year.
Fazeli also announced that Iran will send a home-made satellite named Nahid to the space by the end of the current Iranian year.
Earlier this month, Iran unveiled a prototype model of Nahid telecommunications satellite.
The prototype model was unveiled during a ceremony attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Fazeli at an exhibition of Iran's latest space achievements and technologies here in the capital.
Also earlier today, President of Iran's Amirkabir University Alireza Rahayee announced that "A-Test and Nahid are ready to be launched and sent into the orbit".
"The engineering model of A-Test satellite has been unveiled and its launch prototype is also ready and we hope that it will be sent into the orbit soon," he added, addressing the 12th conference of Iran's aerospace association in Tehran on Tuesday.
Rahayee also said that studies on satellite Nahid have been carried out in cooperation with the Iranian Space Industry (ISA), adding that the satellite will be ready for launch next year.
In November, Rahayee had announced that researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology had accomplished part of the studies on Satellite Nahid, and said it would be launched into the space with the backing of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
Rahayee noted that the industrial phases of the project had accomplished and researchers were now working on the launch phase.
Fars News Agency :: Iran to Send 6 New Home-Made Satellites into Orbit Next Year
Iran to Orbit 2 New Home-Made Satellites in Near Future
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to send 2 new home-made satellites into the space in the near future, a senior Iranian academic official announced on Tuesday.
"The A-Test and Nahid satellites are ready to be launched and sent into the orbit," Chancellor of Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) Alireza Rahayee said, addressing the 12th conference of Iran's aerospace association in Tehran on Tuesday.
"The engineering model of A-Test satellite has been unveiled and its launch prototype is also ready and we hope that it will be sent into the orbit soon," he added.
Rahayee also said that studies on satellite Nahid have been carried out in cooperation with the Iranian Space Industry (ISA), adding that the satellite will be ready for launch next year.
The Islamic Republic, which first put a satellite into orbit in 2009, has outlined an ambitious space program and has, thus far, made giant progress in the field despite western sanctions and pressures against its advancement.
Iran has taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February 2011, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in 2010 that Iran plans to send astronauts into space in 2024. But, later he said that the issue had gone under a second study at a cabinet meeting and that the cabinet had decided to implement the plan in 2019, five years earlier than the date envisaged in the original plan.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
Iran plans to display its new achievements in space fields by sending heavier home-made satellites to higher altitudes by the next few years.
There would be a new round of space progression in Iran by 2013 and the country would be able to put satellites into orbit of up to 36,000 km.
Late January, the Defense Ministry's Aerospace Industries Organization announced that it has sent a monkey into the space on the back of Pishgam (Pioneer) explorer rocket, and that it has brought back and recovered the living cargo.
The Aerospace Industries Organization said it had sent the living creature into space aboard an indigenous biocapsule as a prelude to sending humans into space.
The Aerospace Industries Organization said the capsule was sent to an orbit beyond 120km in altitude and carried out telemetry of the environmental data records.
The explorer rocket was launched by the Aerospace Industries Organization and it returned to the Earth after reaching the desired speed and altitude, and the living creature (monkey) was retrieved and found alive.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107145856
Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) says the country plans to launch its first three telecom satellites into space within the next 5 years.
The satellites, IranSat 1 to 3, will be Irans first telecom satellites with two FSS and BSS transponders, Hamid Fazeli said on Tuesday.
ISA is also planning a joint project with Iran Defense Ministry to develop a satellite, called Qaem, weighing one ton with 12 transponders to provide audiovisual services globally in response to the removal of the Iranian news channels by a number of satellite providers, Fazeli added.
Iran launched its first indigenous satellite, Omid (Hope), in 2009. The country also sent its first bio-capsule containing living creatures into the space in February 2010, using the indigenous Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
On January 28, the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a monkey into space aboard an indigenous bio-capsule, code-named Pishgam (Pioneer), as a prelude to sending humans on space missions.
In June 2011, Iran put the 15.3-kilogram Rasad (Observation) orbiter in space. Rasad's mission was to take images of the Earth and transmit them along with telemetry information to the ground stations.
Iran also launched Navid-e Elm-o Sanat (Harbinger of Science and Industry), another indigenous satellite, into the orbit on February 3, 2012.
The country is one of the 24 founding members of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1959.
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PressTV - Iran plans to launch 3 telecom satellites in 5 years: ISA
The satellites, IranSat 1 to 3, will be Irans first telecom satellites with two FSS and BSS transponders, Hamid Fazeli said on Tuesday.
ISA is also planning a joint project with Iran Defense Ministry to develop a satellite, called Qaem, weighing one ton with 12 transponders to provide audiovisual services globally in response to the removal of the Iranian news channels by a number of satellite providers, Fazeli added.
Iran launched its first indigenous satellite, Omid (Hope), in 2009. The country also sent its first bio-capsule containing living creatures into the space in February 2010, using the indigenous Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
On January 28, the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a monkey into space aboard an indigenous bio-capsule, code-named Pishgam (Pioneer), as a prelude to sending humans on space missions.
In June 2011, Iran put the 15.3-kilogram Rasad (Observation) orbiter in space. Rasad's mission was to take images of the Earth and transmit them along with telemetry information to the ground stations.
Iran also launched Navid-e Elm-o Sanat (Harbinger of Science and Industry), another indigenous satellite, into the orbit on February 3, 2012.
The country is one of the 24 founding members of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1959.
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PressTV - Iran plans to launch 3 telecom satellites in 5 years: ISA
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