Iran to Launch New Home-Made Satellite in 3 Months

President of Iran’s Amirkabir University Alireza Rahaei announced on Wednesday the country is preparing to put a new home-made satellite, called Nahid (Venus), into orbit in the next three months.

He said researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology have accomplished part of the studies on the satellite which is to be launched into space in next three months with the backing of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).

Rahaei noted that the industrial phases of the project have been accomplished and researchers are now working on the launch phase.

Iran which first put a satellite into orbit in 2009, has managed to build several satellites in spite of sanctions and pressures of the US and certain European countries, dissatisfied with its progress and advancements.

The country has already sent small animals into space – a rat, turtles and worms – aboard a capsule carried by its Kavoshgar-3 rocket in 2010.

The Islamic Republic in February announced plans to display its new achievements in space fields by sending heavier home-made satellites to higher altitudes by the next few years.