Moscow:
Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, together with two privately constructed Iranian gadgets, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran.
A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East at 02:18 Moscow time (2318 GMT on Monday) carrying the satellites, Russia’s Roscosmos house company mentioned.
In whole, Roscosmos mentioned 51 Russian satellites, one Russian-Chinese language system and a Russian-Zimbabwean satellite tv for pc have been put into orbit, in addition to the 2 Iranian satellites.
It mentioned it was a “file variety of Russian satellites concurrently put into orbit.”
The 2 Iranian imaging and communications satellites — Koswar and Hodhod — have been designed and constructed by Iran’s Omid Faza Firm, and are aimed to assist environmental monitoring and communications in distant areas.
Tehran mentioned it was the primary time Russia had launched privately constructed Iranian satellites.
The 2 international locations have deepened political, financial and army ties amid Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and the warfare within the Center East, elevating considerations within the West.
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