TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran said it successfully launched its first domestically produced satellite into orbit on Sunday, a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.
“President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad was at the lanch of the communications satellite Omid (Hope) from Iran’s space station,” government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham said, according to the Fars news agency.
“It was launched into space on his order,” it added.
A statement from the Iranian armed forces said it was the first launch of the domestically-built satellite, the official news agency IRNA reported. Read the rest of this entry »
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Iran says launches first home-built satellite
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