Iran Is Among The Cheapest Countries In The World To Manufacture Satellites

Dr. Hassan Salaria, head of the Iranian Space Organization, said in his talk about spending Space industry In the Islamic Republic of Iran:

“There are many countries with advanced space industries, and different models are available. The Russians and Americans were the main initiators of the global space competition, and after them the China andEurope Japan and India to this trend. But the type of spending and investment of these countries in Space industry It is incomparable to what Iran is doing in the field of space.

And he said:

“Sometimes one feels very embarrassed to compare; for example, the amount of investments India has made and the amount of investments we have. The truth is that we are on the path of developing indigenous technology and do not follow any country. We have our own technologies and we develop them relying on our human resources.”

Salaria confirmed:

“Our human resources are cheaper compared to many countries, and because technology development is local, we spend much less on development. We design and produce many systems Satellites We import less foreign technology, which requires paying high costs.”

He pointed out that, of course, we may reach our goal in some aspects later, but in general, Iranian investment in… Space industry Over the past 20 years it is nothing compared to the countries I mentioned; So much so that our total cost over twenty years is sometimes equal to the annual budget of some.

Therefore, one should not believe that Space industry Iranian is expensive; “In fact, we are one of the cheapest countries in the world in the field of manufacturing satellites.”

He went on to say:

“This issue reflects the efforts of the country’s elite. When we import technology, we pay a high price; but we do not have such an approach, and despite the difficulties of the road, we strive to achieve self-sufficiency. The time to achieve technology may be longer and the number of trials and errors may increase, but innovation and initiative are within our reach.”

He continued:

“A clear example of this approach Drone technology In the country, which was completely developed based on Local capabilities Without importing foreign technology, it has now reached the stage of industrial production. “For this reason, the Islamic Republic of Iran has an initiative in the field of drones because its design and production capabilities have been established domestically.”

Salaria added:

“We have a similar situation in the field Satellites And satellite carriers, we have now reached a high level of design. Of course, we must be more patient and the number of launches is important, but experience has shown that even this indicator is in our favor.”

And he said:

In the world, usually eight to ten launches are conducted to stabilize the performance of the launcher until it reaches the operational stage, but we have achieved faster successes in our country.

For example, the moon arrivedQaim-100“Into orbit in the third launch test, and a carrier was placed Satellites “Simorgh“The intended satellite is in orbit in the seventh test launch.”

Salaria concluded by saying:

Studies show that it is being placed in the first orbital tests of many… Satellites When placed in orbit for the first time, about 70 to 80% of the satellite and its carrying subsystems are confirmed to be ready.

Of course, some components need to be modified, and will be Data analysis “And processing them in the next sample to ensure the final quality is stable, and it seems that with two or three launches, many of our key technologies will reach a stabilization stage.”