The head of Iran’s Space Research Center announced that new satellite launches and technological milestones are on the horizon, with major updates expected during World Space Week.

According to Jadeh Makhsous News Agency, Vahid Yazdanian, president of the Iranian Space Research Center, stated that Pars-1 (second model of PAS-1), an Earth observation satellite, is scheduled for launch in the coming months, most likely in December.

He added that the second prototype of the Nahid-2 satellite—developed by the Iranian Space Research Center—will also be launched aboard a domestic launch vehicle before the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations.

Yazdanian explained that Nahid-2 is a telecommunications satellite with a two-year lifespan, weighing 120 kilograms, and designed to orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers. It features a 55-degree orbital inclination, a chemical propulsion system with one newton of thrust, and an average power capacity of 49 watts. Its communication bands include KU, X, and UHF.

He concluded by noting that during World Space Week, efforts will be made to announce positive updates on the stability of Nahid-2’s performance and the activation of its KU band. This frequency band, he explained, enables satellite relay communications, satellite telephony, and data exchange—capabilities that Iran hopes to further expand in the near future.