Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has announced plans to launch into space three new domestic satellites in the near future

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has announced plans to launch into space three new domestic satellites in the near future.

Speaking at a Saturday gathering on Iran's satellite carrier systems, General Vahidi said that Iranian scientist are set to send the Fajr (Dawn), Navid (Harbinger) and Tolou (Rise) satellites into space in the course of the current and next Iranian calendar years.

The Iranian defense minister told the gathering in Tehran that Fajr will blast into space with the thrusting power of 'Safir-e-Fajr' satellite carrier while Navid and Tolou will be mounted on Iran's Simorgh (Phoenix) carrier for lift-off, IRIB reported.

He further said that the future launch of Tolou will be the country's first step to put Iran's next-generation satellite carriers into operation.

General Vahidi also stated that Iran's space explorations are meant to probe the cosmos and unravel the mysteries of the universe.