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Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched by Russia this week, the Tehran government spokesman said on Friday.

Iran seeks to commission three more versions of the Khayyam satellite launched into space this week by Russia

Russia's space agency launched a satellite on behalf of Iran which reached orbit. Responding to the launch, US calls it a 'profound threat'

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan on Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.As Russia's international isolation grows following Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot Russia towards the Middle

Russia's Soyuz rocket blasted off an Iranian satellite called Khayyam from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. The Iranian satellite has been named after a Persian scientist called Omar Khayyam, who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries. While there have been allegations that Russia may use it for surveillance of Ukraine amid its military action there, Iran has said no other country will have access to the information it gathers due to its encrypted algorithm.

Though touted for agriculture and water planning, Khayyam said able to monitor sites in Israel and Mideast; still not near capabilities of US spy and high-end commercial satellites

Iran dismissed as "childish" Wednesday claims by the United States that an Iranian satellite launched by Russia is intended for spying.The satellite, called Khayyam, was launched into space on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Russian-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in neighbouring Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Responding to the launch, Washington said Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat".

An Iranian satellite launched by Russia on Sunday blasted off from Kazakhstan and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. As Russia’s international isolation grows following Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot toward the Middle East, Asia and Africa and find new clients for its embattled space program. At the Moscow-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh steppe, Yury Bori...

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