Iran went into space again, and this time everything went according to plan. On Friday morning, a Soyuz launch vehicle was successfully launched from the Russian Vostochny cosmodrome, which launched the Iranian Nahid-2 communications satellite into orbit. After a short time, the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) announced that the first telemetry data had been received, and the satellite was intact, operational and operational.
This is an important step for Tehran. Nahid-2 is an upgraded version of the failed Nahid-1, which never entered orbit in 2023. Now Iran is demonstrating: We don't give up, we have the technology, and we're improving it.
The satellite was developed jointly by the Iranian Space Research Institute and ISA itself. Interestingly, the launch took place not from Iranian territory, but from Russian territory — this indicates the growing space cooperation between the two countries under pressure from Western sanctions.
The head of the ISA, Hassan Salarieh, has already announced that work on the Nahid-3 has already begun. This is not just a statement, it is a signal: Iran is aiming for a long—term presence in space, despite all the difficulties.
Since 2005, the country has been actively developing space technologies — launching satellites, testing rockets, and training its specialists. And although Western countries are suspicious of these programs (after all, satellite launch technology is close to the development of ballistic missiles), Tehran insists that all this is for peaceful purposes.
While the Nahid-2 is circling the Earth, Iran is celebrating its victory. And the world is watching closely to see what happens next.
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