In a news conference at space week -Dr. Mardani, space technology deputy in ISA, said:" The initial Phases of this plan has been designing and running in ISA".
He pointed to the important and basic steps performed by ISA and emphasized: about one thousand specialists have created the needed capacity for designing and manufacturing the satellite in the universities and scientific, industrial and private sectors.
"Some other efforts such as designing, building, testing and launching the educational, research and operational satellites has been performed by ISA to realize the defined aims in this area", he added.
Dr. Mardani pointed to the goals defined in this section and said they are including: "Access to the modern science and technologies, infrastructure, high-tech space industries with a maximum national, regional and international power as well as developing the space applications and services based on the international standards".
He asserted:" Therefore, the strategic plans of space area has been defined and developed that some of them include: designing, building and launching the student, remote sensing, telecommunications and broadcast satellites".
"The other plan which has been defined in this area is designing, building and launching the joint satellite by Islamic countries in order to develop the space science and international cooperation", deputy of space technology in ISA continued.
He pointed to the achievements in this area and said: "The national and international space experts and specialists assert that Iran has achieved the remarkable success and has a great leap in this area".