Iranian Communications Minister Isa Zarepour said Iran would also work to improve satellite images. Iran has begun to discuss plans to send people into space, according to a report by the state media Tasnim News published on Friday. Iranian Communications Minister Isa Zarepour revealed that plans for 2024 include “a test of the new generation of biofuels with native Salman launcher. This year we are also trying to organize a space event in this area. If we get to our new capsule, which weighs about a ton, we could try it. “Let’s move on… the capsule tested 10 years ago, I think it weighed 100 or 150 kg. This capsule is about a ton and can carry even one man, but is currently in the stage of initial testing. We have a five-year plan to reach a certain point. We will be able to monitor the presence of Iranian astronauts in space with the Iranian biological capsule or Iranian launcher.” Iran announced last December that it was working on plans to launch an astronaut into space in 2029, according to what Jerusalem Post said. Iran claims to improve satellite cameras in subsequent launches When asked in an interview, the Iranian minister said that “It seems that we have achieved significant progress in the field of satellite launch [in 2024] and overcome obstacles. What is the situation from your point of view as head of this sector? “ Zarepour replied that Iran has recorded significant progress in the field of space industry. The Iranian satellite rocket “Simorgh” is seen at an unknown location in Iran, in this photograph taken on December 30, 2021. (Source of photography: IRAN/ WANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS). “Probably thanks to you and our beloved people, in February 2007, we were able to successfully place the first satellite, the Omid satellite, in orbit with the satellite carrier Safir,” Zarepour said. “From 2008 to 2021, we carried out a total of 13 space launches, both operational and research. From December 2021, when we carried out the first launch, by the end of 2023, we had about 12 space launches in these two years and two months. We’ve had three governments since this space event happened 12 years ago, which is unique to its kind. “The [most successful] year was last year, when we carried out six launches into space and many satellites were put into orbit. Now, we are among the 10 countries that have achieved the full space cycle, which means that we can build satellites, launch them into space with our own satellite launchers, from our own launch base and control these satellites through the ground stations designed and built by our young people – who were the first… They can receive satellite signals and most importantly, we can use these data in various industries to increase productivity and offer various applications in people’s lives.” “These days, in each of these five stages, we have made some progress in our skills and technical knowledge. We seek to upgrade, for example, the construction of satellites, we now have satellites operating precisely below 10 meters. Our goal is to increase this accuracy even more this year and next year.” “Today, the Pars 1 satellite, which was 100% of our own production, [who had been launched] at the end of last year, was the most complex satellite we have ever built. It has three cameras, one of which has a colour accuracy of 15 meters. We plan to increase its accuracy to a metre this year. We promise exactly 5 meters to our dear people.” Iran claimed in February that it successfully launched a new satellite from Russia, according to Post. “In the next one or two months, we will launch a satellite [achieving significant progress], which is an honor for the 13th government, which paved the way for the private sector and led to the establishment of knowledge companies. We signed an image purchase contract with them and they prepared the project [completed a project] from scratch on their own. The launch will take place and we will have an accuracy of 5 meters there,” Zarepour continued. ‘With a horizon of [2028], we found that we could achieve accuracy under a color measure of internal capacity or in the satellite carrier area. With the achievements of last year, we were able to reach an orbit of 750 km, covering tracks from about 400-500 km to about 2,000 km, which are called LEOs, low-height tracks. So far, we haven’t had any fixed tracks on this level. The launches we had carried out were research and, in practice, we were not completely successful.” “Our satellite launchers had launched [in 2021], Noor 2 and Noor 1… but their weight was very low. For the first time, our satellite launcher managed to close to stabilizing the Leo layer. At present, we can place satellites weighing 200-300 kg with Simorgh and Qaim and Qased on the orbits of the Leo layer. “Our plan is to move forward and reach the loads to a few hundred pounds within the next two or three years. This is subject to many tests. So far, we have managed to transport up to 200-300 kilos, but today we design and manufacture the one-ton category. This year, it will be put into operation so that the satellites built can be assembled and tested there, while our launcher also progresses. Even our launch base must be upgraded, as today’s launch bases cannot reach the orbit of the Sun. Now, we are building the largest space base in Western Asia, our country, and with the grace of God, this year our attempt is to launch the first launch from there. The first phase of this very large and many promising international project will be inaugurated this year and includes three phases.” Source:
Iran Considers Sending People Into Space
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