Iran plans to send satellites in medium and high Earth orbits in the next two or three years. On 3rd February Iran launched Omid light satellite in low Earth orbit, using the Safir 2 rocket. It coincided with celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and raised concerns in the United States and other countries about Iran’s potential use of long-range missiles to send warheads halfway around the globe.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said: “With this launch, the Islamic Republic of Iran has officially achieved a presence in space and it’s a "source of pride" for the Islamic republic”.
Hossein Rahimi, The chief of Iranian Scientific and Industrial Research, said: “Iran's next step in space technology was sending operational satellites in an orbit of 36,000 km. Iran has designed and manufactured Mesbah 1 telecommunications satellite but it could not be launched because of political stonewalling and we have to find a country which accepts to send the satellite in orbit”.
The scientific progress in the country will be able to launch Mesbah and similar projects in two or three years.
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