Iran marks national space technology day

EghtesadOnline: The ceremony marking the ninth national space technology day was inaugurated in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday.

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01 February 2017

Several high-ranking Iranian officials including Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi, Vice President for Science and Technology Sorrena Sattari, Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Farhadi, Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan, Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Nahavandian also are attending the ceremony.

President Rouhani also toured the exhibition showcasing Iran space achievements on the sidelines of the gathering, IRNA reported.

Meanwhile, several satellites are ready to be launched in the presence of President Rouhani on the sidelines of the ceremony.

Omid was Iran’s first domestically made satellite which is a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications and was successfully launched on February 2, 2009. The launch was verified by NASA the following day as a success.

Iran marks the anniversary of launching Omid satellite as national day of space technology.