Iran eyes launch of 4 satellites, open Chabahar space port by spring 2026
Iran is set to launch four domestic-made satellites into orbit by next March, in the latest milestone for Iran's space program.
Iran is finalizing preparations to place a series of satellites into orbit by mid-March 2026 in a project that the country’s space agency said will mark a significant milestone in its growing space program.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Hossein Salariyeh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, revealed that four satellites are scheduled to be launched before the end of the current Iranian year on March 20, 2026.
They include the Zafar satellite developed by the Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran to enhance communication networks in remote areas; the Paya satellite designed to improve Iran’s weather monitoring and disaster preparedness capabilities and built by Iranian companies in collaboration with ISA; as well as the second model of the Kowsar satellite for land observation, which was manufactured by Iranian private space company Omid Faza in Tehran.
A prototype of the Shahid Soleimani narrow-band satellite system intended to expand Iran’s domestic satellite communications capabilities is also due to be launched into orbit.
