Russia released 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two independently constructed Iranian gadgets, in a demonstration of deepening cooperation in between Moscow and Tehran.A Soyuz rocket took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russias Far East at 2:18 a.m.
Moscow time, carrying the payload, Russias Roscosmos space company reported.In total, Roscosmos stated the objective positioned 51 Russian satellites, one Russian-Chinese device, a Russian-Zimbabwean satellite and 2 Iranian satellites into orbit.
It described the launch as a record variety of Russian satellites concurrently put into orbit.The Iranian imaging and communications satellites, Koswar and Hodhod, were developed and built by Irans Omid Faza Company to support environmental monitoring and supply interactions for remote locations.
Tehran stated it was the very first time Russia launched privately constructed Iranian satellites.Russia and Iran have actually enhanced political, financial and military ties amid the war in Ukraine and continuous conflict in the Middle East, raising issues in Western capitals.