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Iran, Roscosmos Discuss Price of Remote-Sensing Satellite Construction, Launch

© AFP 2023 / STR/VAHIDREZA ALAIIranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, before it's launch in a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic
Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, before it's launch in a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic - Sputnik International
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Iranian Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said that Tehran is in talks with the Roscosmos corporation on the implementation details of the nuclear project in Iran and is trying to agree on a suitable price.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Tehran and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation agreed on the general design, development and launching of a remote-sensing satellite for the needs of the Middle Eastern country and are negotiating the financial aspect of the deal, Iranian Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said Saturday.

“At the moment, we are in talks with the Roscosmos corporation on the implementation details of the project and are trying to agree on a suitable price,” Vaezi  told Mehr news agency.

The reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran - Sputnik International
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Last month, after his visit to Russia, Vaezi said that the construction of the satellite was expected to last for two years.

In January, Roscosmos General Director Igor Komarov confirmed negotiations were underway on launching a satellite for Iran, adding that the Russian  space agency was in talks with Tehran on the possible training of an Iranian astronaut for a space mission.

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