The Iranian Space Program and Russian Assistance

Abstract

Russian-Iranian satellite and missile cooperation has grown substantially over the past ten to fifteen years, and there are sufficient grounds to suggest that the scale of the two countries collaboration in this field is much higher and more focused than many in the West are aware. At a time when both Moscow and Tehran are taking bolder measures to counter U.S. and Western interests, growing trends of Russian support to Iran s satellite and missile program development cannot be ignored. This article correlates Russian direct and indirect assistance to the progressive development of Iran s satellite and missile program, addressing Iranian assets including the Mesbah satellite, Sina-1 satellite, and Zohreh satellite platforms as well as the Shahab-3, Shahab-4, and Shahab-5 ballistic missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA549116

Entities

People

  • Alexandr V. Nemets
  • Robert W. Kurz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Microsatellites
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Rockets
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites