According to the Iranian official, the system serves as a
significant step towards launching communication satellites into the orbit as
well as transferring space cargo.
"Transferring space cargo to high Earth orbits is among the main technological
development needs of our country,” he said, adding the achievement is totally
homegrown.
Among the by-products of the project, he said, one can also refer to a number of
technologies created for the first time in Iran including solid-propellant
engine with a titanium body, a 3D Grain and 290 second special strike, titanium
welding technology, orbit transfer system, thruster control and Lightband
Separation technologies.
He also referred to the main features of the new system and said it can
simultaneously run several satellite technologies to transfer space cargos to
the orbit.
"The new system enjoys a strong propelled engine and a relatively low weight on
the one hand and advanced control sub-systems on the other hand,” he noted.
Samimi said the new system is smart, and in case of any loss of connection with
the earth, the central computer system begins to operate based on some
pre-planned algorithms at an acceptable level of accuracy.
"The idea to design and develop the Orbit Transfer System was initiated in 2014.
The first engineering model of the system was created in 2015 and unveiled in a
ceremony by President Hassan Rouhani. It is now undergoing its final tests,” he
said.
Elaborating on the tests the system has undergone, he said at the engineering
phase, the system underwent 25 tests in terms of performance and environment
resistance. It has already passed some environment tests like heat-vacuum,
vibration, electromagnetic compatibility, shaft alignment and leakage tests. The
whole system has already been assembled for quality tests.”
Performance tests of the system have been conducted at various temperature and
vibrating conditions and other related tests have already been made by Iran’s
Space Research Centre.
Source:IFP