TEHRAN, June 25 -Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, will send a satellite into orbit atop its Falcon Heavy rocket in 2020, the U.S. Air Force announced on Thursday.
TEHRAN, May 21 - China launched a relay satellite early Monday to set up a communication link between Earth and the planned Chang’e-4 lunar probe that will explore the mysterious far side of the Moon, which cannot be seen from Earth.
TEHRAN, January 12 -India launched its 100th satellite on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to project the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space.
TEHRAN, July 23, YJC - A new earth observing satellite is to give scientists vital information about our atmosphere and the impact of climate change and pollution.
Iran plans to launch into space a national remote-sensing satellite under Iranian management by the next two years, said Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.
Head of Iran's National Space Center Manouchehr Manteqi announced that designing and construction of the country's new home-made satellite named Zafar (Triumph) will end by the next Iranian year (starting on March 21).
Head of Iranian National Space Agency (NSA) Manouchehr Manteghi said Zafar (Victory) satellite would be designed and built by next year (which starts on March 2017).
Tehran, YJC. Majlis members praised recent achievements gained by the country’s defense industries, in particular the launch of domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite into orbit this week.
Tehran, YJC. Official on Monday declared that Fajr satellite has made its first contact with ground station, hours after it was launched and put into the orbit.
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2015 (AFP) - Japan on Sunday successfully launched a back-up spy satellite , its aerospace agency said, after cancelling an earlier lift-off due to bad weather.
Tehran, YJC. The Islamic Republic of Iran has closed down the headquarters of 17 satellite channels “because they have attempted to create division in the country”, an Iranian intelligence official said.