The chairman of Iran national space administration stated: currently, Iran has been ranked second in terms of spatial navigation section of the region

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Manouchehr Manteghi, chairman of Iran national space administration, stated about the position of Iran in the area of space technologies of the region: to better understand the status of Iran among regional countries, we have aimed to determine our rank in various sections.

He continued: in this regard, Iran is ranked second in areas of infrastructures and launching and exploration sciences. In addition, we are ranked fifth, seventh, fifth, and second in areas of remote-sensing, telecommunication, satellite technologies and navigation, respectively.

According to Manteghi, the path of space technology development of Iran was initiated in 2006 by compiling the first space program with an emphasis on enabling of this region. Over these years, extensive developments have been made in this field.

He also asserted: the growth of Iran in the area of space technologies has been acceptable. In addition, we seek more experiences and success in this area.