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Iran seeks 3 more Khayyam satellites
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TEHRAN, 13 August 2022, (TON): Tehran’s government spokesman said “Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched this week by Russia.”
The Khayyam blasted into orbit, prompting US accusations that it is intended for spying. Iran dismissed Washington’s claim as childish.
Its spokesman Ali Bahadori-Jahromi said “the construction of three other Khayyam satellites with the participation of Iranian scientists is on the government’s agenda.”
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket sent the satellite into orbit from the Moscow-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Responding to the launch, Washington said Russia’s growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a profound threat, but the head of Iran’s Space Agency, Hassan Salarieh, dismissed the accusation.
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