In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, CEO of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Yuri Boris, left, is seen before the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250289
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, CEO of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Yuri Boris, second left, is seen before the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250286
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250280
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250278
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250274
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, CEO of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Yuri Borisov, centre, poses for a photo near the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, erected on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250272
In this handout video grab released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250096
In this handout video grab released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250089
In this handout video grab released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250088
In this handout video grab released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Fregat upper stage carrying Earth remote sensing satellite Khayyam, created by Russian enterprises on the order of Iran, blasts off a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Along with the Iranian satellite, there are 16 small spacecraft aboard the rocket, created by leading Russian universities, commercial companies and non-profit organizations. They are designed for scientific and technological research, including for testing technologies for inter-satellite communications, measuring the level of electromagnetic radiation, and monitoring the environmental situation. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.09.08.2022#8250087