Space - Satellite

Space - Satellite

13 February 2026
Satellite

Iran Prepares to Launch First Radar Satellite “Rad 1”

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran’s space agency is set to unveil its inaugural radar satellite, Rad 1, equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar technology capable of capturing images with a resolution finer than 50 meters, officials say.

Russian Defense Ministry Satellites Successfully Deployed into Target Orbit

TEHRAN (ANA)- Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b rocket has successfully placed Defense Ministry satellites into their designated orbit, with stable communication and onboard systems reported to be functioning normally.

Iranian System Determines Changes in Agricultural Lands with AI, Sentinel-2 Satellite Images

TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company stationed at the Science and Technology Park of the University of Tehran developed a system that can automatically identify deficiencies and changes in each farm by using Sentinel-2 satellite images and artificial intelligence algorithms.

Laser Satellites Expose Secret Antarctic Carbon Burst

TEHRAN (ANA)- A new study shows that the Southern Ocean releases far more carbon dioxide in winter than once thought.

China Launches Gravity-1 Rocket from Sea

TEHRAN (ANA)- China sent a Gravity-1 carrier rocket into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on Saturday.

Official: Iran's Heavy Bio-Space Capsule Ready for Tests

TEHRAN (ANA)- Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Hassan Salariyeh announced that the country’s heavy bio-space capsule is ready for the necessary tests.

Agreement for Designing SAR-RAD 2 Satellite Subsystem Signed in Iranian Space Research Center

TEHRAN (ANA)- An agreement for designing, construction and testing of the engineering prototype of the ‘Antenna Structure and Mechanism’ subsystem of the SAR-RAD 2 satellite project was signed between the Institute of Mechanics and the Institute of Space Propulsion of the Iranian Space Research Center.

Iranian Researchers Make Reaction Wheels for Zafar-2 Satellite

TEHRAN (ANA)- A set of four reaction wheels for the home-made Zafar 2 sensing satellite was successfully delivered to the Iran University of Science and Technology by the Space Propulsion Research Institute after designing, manufacturing, and successfully performing all standard space tests.

Iran to Launch Zafar-2, Paya Satellites Soon

TEHRAN (ANA)- Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh announced plans to launch the home-made Zafar-2 and Paya satellites into the orbit in the coming months using a foreign launcher.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms Building Upgraded Version of Kowsar Satellite

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Iranian technologists at the knowledge-based companies put the design and construction of an upgraded version of Kowsar satellite with agricultural applications on their agenda.