Iran to acquire Russian high-resolution recon satellite
Russia is set to give Iran a satellite that could spy on Tehran's potential military targets.
Russia has plans to provide Iran with a civilian-grade satellite system that would significantly improve the Iranian military’s ability to surveil potential targets around the world.
The Kanopus-V satellite will include a camera capable of a resolution of 1.2 meters, which could allow Iran to closely monitor military bases and oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Israel, at a time when Iranian proxies continue to target or threaten such sites. The resolution is much better than what Iran currently has, but lower than that of US satellites.
The proposed transfer was reported by The Washington Post, citing a current US official and a former US official as well as a Middle Eastern government official briefed on the subject.
Iran’s new satellite could be launched from Russia, possibly within a few months, according to the Post. Iran last year put a military satellite into orbit successfully for the first time.
