Iran to launch communication satellite after repeated failures – Times of Oman

Iran to launch communication satellite after repeated failures – Times of Oman

Authorities in Iran are preparing a space launch site to send the first of six civilian satellites into orbit, Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi tweeted on Monday.. The news comes amid a standoff with the US, which accuses Iran of using its space program as a cover for developing new types of ballistic missiles , which could at some point be equipped with nuclear warheads.. Earlier this month, Minister Azari-Jahromi tweeted that two Zafar-type satellites had been successfully tested and would soon be put into orbit..