TEHRAN- Issa Zarepour, the Iranian Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has stated that the country’s space industry is now on a progressive track.

The minister added that the 10-year document for the development of the country's space industry was approved last year by the Raisi administration.

Zarepour reiterated that after an 11-year hiatus, meetings of the Supreme Council of Cyber Space were held under the chairmanship of President Raisi.   

He hailed the announcement of the document, saying it was one of the effective measures that took place during the Raisi administration.

“In the document, the path for the development of the space industry is portrayed in one-year, two-year, and three-year periods in fields such as satellite construction, infrastructure, ground station, and satellite launch,” Zarepour said.      

Regarding the implementation of the document, he stated that it is being carried out step by step in various sections of the Ministry of Information and Communication.

In the field of stabilizing launchers and building satellites, he said “good things” have happened.

He also said, “We will witness several events by the end of the year.”

Earlier on Monday, he had announced that “by the end of this year, Iran will launch five satellites,” adding that two of the satellites will be launched by the IRGC, two by the Ministry of Defense, and one from abroad.

Elsewhere, he noted that all activities in the field of space are coordinated by the Supreme Space Council, whose secretariat is under the supervision of the Iranian Space Agency.

In the end, the minister pointed out that with “Empathy, coordination and cooperation” of all bodies, the Islamic Republic of Iran will reach its rightful status.