(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Taqipour did not mention the exact date for launching the satellite into orbit.
In February 2009, Iran successfully launched its first domestically-produced satellite, called Omid, into orbit.
Equipped with two frequency bands and eight antennas, Omid has an elliptical orbit with a minimum of 250 kilometers and a maximum of 400.
The lightweight telecommunications satellite is equipped with remote sensing, satellite telemetry and geographic information system technology as well as remote and ground station data processing.
Omid is a research satellite that has been designed for gathering information and testing equipment. Omid is the third Iranian-made satellite to be sent into space.
Russia launched Iran's first satellite in 2005. Three years later, another satellite, which had been jointly designed by Iran, China and Thailand, was also sent into orbit.
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