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Iraq announces "very soon" the launch of the first satellite 2021-09-22 03:44 Shafaq News/ Minister of Communications Arkan Shihab Al-Shaibani said on Wednesday that Iraq will soon announce the launch of the first local satellite. This came in his speech during the second Iraqi cyber security conference, as he said that "Iraq will soon launch the first Iraqi satellite into the country's airspace." He added that this achievement represents the prestige and sovereignty of the state and under the direct guidance of the Prime Minister, who emphasized on keeping pace with the technological development taking place in the telecommunications sector.
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Starting the first steps of the Iraqi satellite launch project 2021-04-15 06:26 Shafaq News / On Thursday, the Minister of Communications, Arkan Al-Shaibani, directed the need to prepare a special roadmap for the establishment of the Iraqi satellite project and to start the first steps for implementation. The Director of the Satellite Communications Department at the General Company for Communications and Informatics of the Ministry of Communications, Suad Khalaf Majeed, stated in a statement today that there is great coordination with the Media and Communications Commission and the International Telecommunication Union, and that there is continuous follow-up by the Director General of the company, Osama Jihad Al-Hamash, to ensure Iraq's orbital and frequency rights, and to communicate with the concerned authorities. . She added that the company's satellite communications department's efforts are continuing with government institutions and private sector companies to find out their needs for satellite services and work to provide them at the lowest costs, and to prepare periodic reports on the activities of international companies in marketing satellite services and work to take advantage of the best offers for the manufacture and launch of the satellite Al-Iraqi, through communication and coordination with international space organizations and companies that manufacture and operate satellites.