Iran's new spaceport expected to be operational by March 2013
Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has announced that Iran's new space centre, named the Imam Khomeini spaceport, is expected to become operational by the end of the current Iranian calendar year, which concludes on March 20. Read more
Iran plans to construct its second spaceport, Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour said on Sunday. The current launch site is located in Semnan Province, and in recent years, two spacecraft have been launched from the center. Read more