Iran’s Zafar, Paya Satellites To Be Launched on Russian Soyuz

Monday, August 18, 2025

SAEDNEWS: Iran says its Zafar and Paya satellites will be launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket this fall, while work on Chabahar spaceport also advances.

Iran’s Zafar, Paya Satellites To Be Launched on Russian Soyuz

Hassan Salarieh, head of the Iranian Space Agency, told Tasnim that two remote-sensing satellites, Zafar and Paya, which were prepared for launch last year, will be sent into orbit on a Russian Soyuz rocket this fall. He added that a domestic launch option is still under review.

The satellites were unveiled in the Iranian year 1402 and had been scheduled for launch in 1403 on a foreign launcher, but delays from the Russian side pushed back the timeline.

Salarieh also said the first phase of the Chabahar Spaceport — designed for solid-fuel launchers — will be operational by the year-end, including a launch pad, command center, telemetry systems, and infrastructure such as power and roads. After test completions, the first trial launch will take place. Phase two, focusing on medium-class liquid-fuel launchers, will begin construction this year.

He added that a second test model of the Nahid-2 communications satellite is also planned for launch this year on the domestic Simorgh launcher.



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