Tehran, Oct. 6 -- The Chabahar Space Centre located in southeastern Iran is ready to launch a satellite at the earliest opportunity, state media reported, citing the country's minister for Information and Communication Sattar Hashemi.

News outlet IRNA said that Hashemi, in an announcement on October 4, stated that the launch base, the largest in West Asia, has reached 93 per cent completion and its first phase will be operational soon.

The Chabahar Space Base, located along the strategic Gulf of Oman with proximity to the equator, is the third satellite launch facility of the country.The other two complexes are, namely, Imam Khomeini Spaceport near Semnan and the Shahroud Space Centre in Qom.

The Chabahar centre, dedicated to medium-he...