Iran has successfully placed his satellite into orbit its first domestically made satellite, using an indigenous launcher.
Iran’s state media reported that the safir-2 rocket carried into space the satellite, named omid (hope). According to Iran’s press safir 2 rocket is an upgraded version of safir 1, which has been tested earlier.
The light weight satellite can carry out remote sensing and satellite telemetry operations. It is expected to have a maximum life of three months and will orbit the earth 15 times per day. The launch of the satellite coincides with the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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