- A Russian rocket has successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit from southern Kazakhstan.
- An Iranian satellite named Khayyam in orbit by a Soyuz rocket from Russia’s leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
- The satellite was named after the Persian scientist Omar Khayyam, who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
- The satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera will be used for environmental monitoring and will be completely under its control.
