Tehran: Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported.
The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites to circle the Earth on a 500-kilometre (310-mile) orbit from the Vostochny launchpad in eastern Russia. The three satellites are dubbed Paya, Kowsar and Zafar-2.
The report said that Paya, weighing 150 kilograms (330 pounds), is the heaviest satellite that Iran has ever deployed into orbit. Kowsar weighs 35 kilograms (77 pounds), but the report didn’t specify how heavy Zafar-2 is. The satellites feature up to 3-metre resolution images.