President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi attended the unveiling ceremony for the Rasad, Zafar, Fajr, and Amir Kabir satellites and the Kavoshgar 4 rocket.
The first-stage and second-stage engines of the Safir-e-Fajr satellite carrier and a space recycling and environmental station were also unveiled during the ceremony.
The Amir Kabir satellite, also known as the RU300, is a research satellite, and its mission is to carry out research projects facilitating the management of natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.
The satellite is scheduled to be launched into space in mid spring.
The Fajr satellite is a reconnaissance satellite powered by solar energy.
The Rasad and Zafar satellites will be used for remote sensing missions. The images taken by these satellites can be utilized in meteorology and for the demarcation of water borders and charting the topography of the tributaries of rivers.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1959.
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