Russia’s space agency to launch Iranian satellite into orbit

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos is pictured at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Schoenefeld, south of Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Russia will launch a satellite on behalf of Iran into space on August 9, the Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday.

The spacecraft, a remote sensing satellite called “Khayyam”, will be sent into orbit by a Soyuz rocket, Roscosmos said.

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