01:06Mandatory credit: Roscosmos
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, carrying the new generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Meteor-M No. 2-4, 17 small Russian satellites alongside the Iranian Pars-1, was launched on Thursday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region.
According to the Roscosmos press service, all stages of the launch went successfully.
The Meteor-M 2-4 spacecraft is designed to monitor the climate and environment, study the Earth's natural resources, and obtain information from automated data collection measurement platforms.
According to media reports quoting Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour, Pars-1 was built by domestic companies and is the 12th Iranian satellite launched since 2021.
On Wednesday, Alexander Novak, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, described the launch of Pars-1 into orbit as a significant milestone in cooperation with Iran, 'opening the way to the implementation of new, even more ambitious projects'.
Soyuz-2.1b rocket with Iranian Pars-1 satellite takes off from Vostochny Cosmodrome
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, carrying the new generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Meteor-M No. 2-4, 17 small Russian satellites alongside the Iranian Pars-1, was launched on Thursday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region.
According to the Roscosmos press service, all stages of the launch went successfully.
The Meteor-M 2-4 spacecraft is designed to monitor the climate and environment, study the Earth's natural resources, and obtain information from automated data collection measurement platforms.
According to media reports quoting Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour, Pars-1 was built by domestic companies and is the 12th Iranian satellite launched since 2021.
On Wednesday, Alexander Novak, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, described the launch of Pars-1 into orbit as a significant milestone in cooperation with Iran, 'opening the way to the implementation of new, even more ambitious projects'.
Mandatory credit: Roscosmos
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, carrying the new generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Meteor-M No. 2-4, 17 small Russian satellites alongside the Iranian Pars-1, was launched on Thursday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region.
According to the Roscosmos press service, all stages of the launch went successfully.
The Meteor-M 2-4 spacecraft is designed to monitor the climate and environment, study the Earth's natural resources, and obtain information from automated data collection measurement platforms.
According to media reports quoting Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour, Pars-1 was built by domestic companies and is the 12th Iranian satellite launched since 2021.
On Wednesday, Alexander Novak, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, described the launch of Pars-1 into orbit as a significant milestone in cooperation with Iran, 'opening the way to the implementation of new, even more ambitious projects'.