TEHRAN (ANA)- The patent certificate was issued for space-based solar panels with high power and longevity and minimal added mass produced by the Iranian scientists.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a technological unit stationed at the Science and Technology Park of West Azerbaijan province designed and manufactured a satellite system consisting of five sensing satellites.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The head of Iran’s Research Institute for Information and Communication Technology announced designing and building of telecommunications payloads in the research institute.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran is preparing to launch at least two satellites into space by late March, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Issa Zare’pour said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tehran and Moscow signed a deal to increase their cooperation in space industry for joint design and construction of remote sensing and telecommunication satellites and creation of related infrastructures.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Issa Zar’epour announced the country’s plan to send the home-made ‘Nahid-1 (Venus1)’ satellite into the orbit soon.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salarieh announced that Iran is planning to launch the home-made Nahid-1 (Venus-1) satellite into space by using the Qaem-100 satellite launch vehicles (SLV) in the near future.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian scientists launched the Qaem-100 satellite-carrying rocket capable of putting satellites weighing up to 100 kilograms into orbit 500 kilometers from the earth's surface.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Hassan Salariyeh, head of Iran Space Agency (ISA), hailed the recent successful test launch of ‘Saman’ Orbital Transmission System into orbit as a turning point in history of Iranian space activities.

TEHRAN (ANA)- China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Southwestern province of Sichuan.