According to Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Issa Zarepoor, Iran is . Located in Chabahar, Southeast Iran, the Chabahar Space Center will become operational by February 2025.As Iran’s largest and most advanced launch base, the Chabahar Center will considerably improve Iran’s space program and could greatly benefit its development of ballistic missile technology.The center is envisioned to become Iran’s primary base of operations for its space program, especially for launching satellites. Located near the equator, Iranian engineers can harness Earth’s rotational speed to make rocket blastoffs more effective and reduce fuel consumption.The first development phase is 56% complete, as Iran plans to launch its first satellite from the base by March 20, 2025.Western powers have warned that the technology used to launch satellites is convertible to the technology for launching Intercontinental Ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which can be fitted with nuclear warheads.On September 28, 2023, Iran launched an imaging satellite into orbit using …