BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 14. Iran has sent a research satellite “Chamran-1” into space today, on September 14, Trend reports.
The 60-kilogram Chamran-1 satellite is at an altitude of 550 kilometers from the Earth. The mission of the Chamran 1 satellite is to assess the operation of cold gas motion, navigation, and situation control subsystems in space systems. This satellite was sent into space using the Qaem 100 satellite launcher.
The Chamran 1 satellite was manufactured by the Iranian State Electronics Industries Company in cooperation with the Aerospace Research Institute and local private start-ups.
To note, the Qaem 100 satellite launcher was manufactured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is the second time it has launched a satellite into space.