The Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) is preparing a public tender for the construction of its inaugural space navigation satellite, the Iranian Space Agency reported.

"As a means of supporting the private sector, the Iranian Space Research Center is planning to hold a public tender for the development, construction, and launch into orbit of Research Satellite-1. [The satellite] will be used for research purposes in the field of space navigation," the Iranian government quoted the agency's statement as saying on Telegram.

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It was reported earlier this month, that Iran's Space Agency has taken delivery of a domestically produced remote sensing satellite, the "Tolu'-3" (Sunrise-3), scheduled for launch after successfully passing all required tests.

Manufactured by Iran Electronics Industries, a subsidiary of the Iranian Defense Ministry, the satellite weighs over 100 kilograms and offers a 5-meter resolution in panchromatic mode and a 10-meter resolution in multispectral mode for imaging.

The Tolu'-3 satellite will reportedly be placed in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to capture and transmit images for various applications, including agriculture, water resource management, and disaster response. This remote-sensing satellite is now included in Iran's annual satellite launch schedule.

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