Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit connected Tuesday, including 2 privately built Iranian devices, successful a objection of deepening practice betwixt Moscow and Tehran.
A Soyuz rocket lifted disconnected from the Vostochny Cosmodrome successful Russia's Far East astatine 2:18 a.m. Moscow time, carrying the payload, Russia's Roscosmos abstraction bureau reported.
In total, Roscosmos said the ngo placed 51 Russian satellites, 1 Russian-Chinese device, a Russian-Zimbabwean outer and 2 Iranian satellites into orbit. It described the motorboat arsenic a “record fig of Russian satellites simultaneously enactment into orbit.”
The Iranian imaging and communications satellites, Koswar and Hodhod, were designed and built by Iran’s Omid Faza Company to enactment biology monitoring and supply communications for distant areas. Tehran said it was the archetypal clip Russia launched privately built Iranian satellites.
Russia and Iran person strengthened political, economical and subject ties amid the warfare successful Ukraine and ongoing struggle successful the Middle East, raising concerns successful Western capitals.
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