https://spacewatch.global/tag/carlo-gavazzi-space-s-p-a/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:00:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/carlo-gavazzi-space-s-p-a/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/iran-space-agency-provides-update-status-satellites-world-space-week-event/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6082 During a press conference marking World Space Week, the head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA), Mohsen Bahrami, provided an update to the status of the five indigenously built satellites awaiting launch in Iran. The satellites (Doosti, Amir Kabir, Nahid 1, Zafar, and Pars 1) are all “on the agenda and their launch contracts have […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/irans-space-programme-political-football-amidst-economic-decrepitude/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5052 In the space of one week Iranian space officials have simultaneously announced plans to start their own satellite navigation programme and that an old satellite built by an Italian company is too expensive to launch and so will be consigned to a space museum. To anyone who closely observes Iranian space developments it is enough […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/07/iran-launch-two-homemade-satellites-march-2017/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:00:43 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=991 The head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Mohsen Bahrami, announced on 12 July 2016 that Iran will launch at least two indigenously built satellites by March 2017. Speaking at a press conference, Dr. Bahrami said, “At-Sat [also known as AUTSAT-1], Nahid 1, and Dousti are the satellites their design and manufacturing have been completed […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/06/iran-negotiating-italy-return-mesbah-satellite/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 07:00:34 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=707 Iranian officials are in talks with Italy for the return of the Iranian Mesbah (Farsi for ‘Lantern’) satellite, according to the head of the Iranian Space Agency Mohsen Bahrami. The Mesbah satellite was seized by Italy and Russia just prior to its scheduled launch in 2006, due to the imposition of the international sanctions regime […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/05/iranian-space-agency-announces-future-satellite-plans/ Fri, 13 May 2016 07:00:57 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=511 Speaking to senior officials earlier this week at an Iranian Space Agency (ISA) meeting, the ISA Director Mohsen Bahrami announced that Iran will launch two indigenously built satellites in the very near future, and that three other satellites are currently being manufactured. The two satellites due to be launched are the Mesbah-2 and the Nahid. […]]]>