Iranian space agency refuted reports of the possible use of the Khayyam intelligence satellite for espionage for Ukraine, IRNA reports.
As noted in the agency’s statement, the spacecraft is unsuitable for the military purposes of other countries. The agency also emphasized that the satellite management center will be in Iran, and all the teams associated with its control and operation will be executed from the first day and immediately after the launch, it will be executed further: “No other country will have access To this information. Rumors about the use of satellite images for military purposes of another country are not true. “
As previously reported by The Washington Post, in the sixth month of the war, Russia intends to spy on Ukraine with the help of the Iranian reconnaissance satellite of Khayyam. Iran plans to use it for espionage in the Middle East. The Russian Federation agreed to build a canopus -v system for Khayama – it will be equipped with a high resolution camera, which will allow Tehran to almost continuously monitor important objects in Iran and Persian Gulf.