Russia has launched two Iranian-made satellites into orbit using a Russian rocket carrier, continuing the trend of cooperation between the two countries in the space sector, reports the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Russian Soyuz 2.1b launch vehicle took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on the morning of Tuesday, November 5, sending 53 satellites into an orbit 500 kilometers above Earth. Iranian media reported that among them were the Iranian-made Kousar and Hodhod satellites. The Kousar satellite is a high-resolution imaging satellite designed for agricultural purp…