Head of Iran’s Space Agency Hossein Salariyeh announced the initiation of the construction phase for the country’s cutting-edge and highly accurate remote sensing satellite “Pars 3”. “… today I proudly announce that the Iranian Space Agency has taken a significant step in designing and building domestic high-precision observation satellites. In this regard, the design and construction of two important projects, named 'Pars 2' and 'Pars 3,' have officially commenced," Salariyeh stated. "Pars 2 satellite is essentially a project to build an observation satellite with a 4-meter imaging precision. He said that Pars 3 represents "the most modern and highly accurate Iranian imaging satellite" with "an imaging precision of approximately 2 meters."
