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
The Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday that Russia will launch a satellite into orbit on behalf of Iran on August 9.
According to Roscosmos, a Soyuz rocket will place the spacecraft, a remote sensing satellite dubbed “Khayyam,” into orbit.