Iran will soon launch "Friendship" satellite missile![]() January 24, 2019 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Doosti (Friendship) Satellite, the only fully domestic Iranian made satellite, will be launched in the coming few weeks, said official of the Sharif University of Technology of Tehran on Thursday, January 24, according to IRNA. "More than fifty patented technologies have been used in the satellite," said Hossein Mokhtari. Regarding Payam satellite, he said if the satellite hadn’t speeded up, it would have stayed in orbit and done well. On January 16, Iran reported that it has managed to successfully send Payam (Message) satellite into space but failed to practically place into the orbit One Official said that Payam satellite was very close to its target, adding that the scientific projects may sometimes be unsuccessful at the start of operation. Elaborating on the launch of Payam, Motamedi said it sent necessary terrestrial information which shows it did well. About five minutes after being launched, Payam satellite crashed into the Indian Ocean, said the chancellor, adding it just plummeted into water and did not blow up. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |