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Iran completes full space technology cycle

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, June 19, IRNA -- Iran has managed to complete the full cycle of space technology, according to head of the Iranian Space Agency.

Speaking during a meeting of private sector activists on Tuesday, Morteza Barari said that Iran has now become one of the nine countries possessing full cycle of space technology.

The full cycle of space technology is composed of activity in the area of satellite, land station, launcher, and use of satellite network.

The space sector is now connected with the private sector, Barari said, adding that the statistics suggest that $260 billion out of the total $345 billion income of the Iranian space technology belong to the private sector.

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