Iran to put new satellites into space

Iran plans to launch three new domestically manufactured satellites in the future, Director of Iran Space Agency Hamid Fazeli stated on Thursday. He also said that Iran has joined the eight countries that have the technology to design, manufacture, and launch satellites. On November 12, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi announced that three satellites dubbed Fajr (Dawn), Navid (Promise), and Tolou (Sunrise) will be launched during the current Iranian calendar year, which ends on March 19, and the next year. Navid is a research satellite, which was designed by scientists at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran. Iran launched its first domestically manufactured satellite, namely the Omid (Hope), into orbit on February 2, 2009.