According to Barari, the process to take delivery of Payam satellite has already
begun.
The satellite, with a lifetime of two years, will be put into an orbit 500
kilometres from the earth’s surface, Mehr News Agency quoted the official as
saying.
He says the exact time of the launch depends on the results of the tests being
conducted.
Barari says good programs were drawn up in the space sector in the country in a
ten-year period from 2006 to 2015.
"During that period, the government created good potential at universities, and
now we are seeing that more 28 top university centres across the country are
training experts in majors related to this sector,” he says.
He says Iran ranks first in the Middle East region in terms of space development
programs and can play a key role in that arena.
According to the official, Iran has secured good achievements in the domain of
the infrastructure of space technology, namely the manufacturing of satellites
and building space stations.
He says national space projects are moving full steam ahead, and the country is
focusing its efforts on developing the infrastructure of the space sector and
developing operational and practical satellites.
Source:IFP