Russia successfully launched a record 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two imaging and communications devices developed by Iran’s private sector, marking a significant collaboration between Moscow and Tehran.
The Soyuz rocket took off from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome at 02:18 Moscow time (2318 GMT Monday), the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.
Among the deployed satellites were 51 from Russia, a Russian-Chinese joint satellite, a Russian-Zimbabwean satellite, and two privately built Iranian devices, named Koswar and Hodhod.
Developed by Iran’s Omid Faza Company, the satellites are designed to support environmental monitoring and remote communications.
This is the first launch of privately made Iranian satellites by Russia, reflecting growing collaboration between the two nations despite heightened geopolitical tensions. The launch, a record number of Russian satellites simultaneously put into orbit, signals further alignment between Moscow and Tehran on political, economic, and military fronts.
