Soleimani satellites Hashemi pledges Fajr debut

Oct 4

At the opening of World Space Week, ICT minister Sattar Hashemi says three satellites of the Martyr Soleimani constellation, developed with private-sector participation, are progressing on schedule and will be officially unveiled during the Fajr celebrations. He calls it Iran's first entry into satellite constellations. The headline says they are ready for launch; the full response promises an unveiling and does not establish that a launch has occurred.

At the World Space Week opening in Tehran on October 4, 2026, ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi discusses Iran's Martyr (Shahid) Soleimani constellation. In SNN's direct speech excerpt he says that, according to colleagues' reports, three of its 24 satellites are ready and that, God willing, they will enter orbit this year and be unveiled during the Fajr Decade. He connects the move from individual satellites to a constellation with planned coverage for villages of more than twenty households, including hard-to-reach areas. IRINN's same-day report carries his private-sector and schedule description and Fajr-unveiling pledge; its headline describes launch readiness. These are official readiness claims and prospective plans, not evidence of completed launch, unveiling or rural service.