27 Dec 2024
Friday 24 April 2020 - 12:40
Story Code : 374459

Iran receives signals from military satellite, vows new surprises

Press TV - The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Division has said that the country is receiving signals from its recently launched Noor satellite and that it plans to launch a future satellite in higher orbit.

Speaking on Thursday, Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said that Iran had received the satellites signals from stations near the capital Tehran and the southeastern cities of Zahedan and Chabahar following its launch.

We received the latest signal last night, he added, explaining that the satellite orbits the earth every 90 minutes.

The satellites configurations will be fully set in a few days allowing the satellite to attain its full operational capacity, he added.

Irans first military satellite, dubbed Noor-1 (Light 1), was launched into orbit some 425 kilometers above the Earths surface on Wednesday.

Also in his remarks, Hajizadeh stressed the importance of space technologies in addressing Irans civilian and military needs.

He added that the development of the satellite was a super project made possible by undertaking major leaps in the technology field.

The general added that the IRGC seeks to launch a future satellite in a higher orbit and with better performance in the near future.

Explaining that Noors satellite carrier dubbed Qased (Messenger) used a missile engine from Irans existing missile arsenal operating on liquid fuel, the general said that future motors will be upgraded to work with solid fuel.

Solid fuel will allow for the production of smaller satellite carriers, he said.

Hajizadeh added that the Qaseds structure had also been made of composite material, a complex and state-of-the-art feature decreasing the weight of the missile.

The general also noted that the Noor satellites communication and telecommunication systems had been fully designed and manufactured inside the country.

Satellite launch caught western intelligence by surprise

Also in his remarks, Hajizadeh said that the satellite launch had caught western intelligence agencies by surprise.

It is natural for them to be frustrated by what weve done, he added, stressing that the force will continue with its space operations with force to protect the country.

Hajizadeh added that Irans military capabilities have allowed the country to focus on countering US economic sanctions imposed on the country without facing security disturbances.

Hajizadeh also noted how Irans capabilities had successfully deterred Washington from further provocations after Iran responded to Washingtons assassination of its top commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in January.

During the Ain al-Assad operation we believed the Americans would respond and we had prepared 400 targets, but they did not, he said.

A few days following the assassination of General Soleimani, Iran launched salvos of missiles at two bases housing US troops in Iraqs western Anbar Province and Kurdistan regional capital, Erbil.

Despite the attacks leading to widespread destruction and casualties, Washington did not follow up on its vow to attack if Tehran targeted US assets in response to General Soleimanis assassination.

New surprises on the way

In a tweet on Thursday, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani also said that new surprises are on the way as the country battles US sanctions and pressure alongside the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The continuous production of power & use of up-to-date knowledge for security & welfare of Iran people from hospitals to space will continue. New surprises are on the way, he said.

The US claims that medical equipment and medicines are technically exempt from the sanctions, but their purchases and imports are blocked by banks unwillingness to process payment over fears of heavy US penalties.

Iran has now stepped up the production of its own medical equipment, such as ventilators needed for COVID-19 patients.
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