TEHRAN -- Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched this week by Russia, Tehran’s government spokesman said Friday.
“The construction of three other Khayyam satellites with the participation of Iranian scientists is on the government’s agenda,” spokesman Ali Bahadori-Jahromi said on Twitter. The Khayyam blasted into orbit on Tuesday. Head of Iran’s Space Agency, Hassan Salarieh, said the Khayyam is designed to meet Iran’s needs for “crisis and urban management, natural resources, mines, agriculture and so on.”