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Iran to send new satellite into space

2012-02-23

Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Wednesday that Iran will send the Fajr (Dawn) satellite into space within three months, MNA reported. On February 5, Vahidi announced that Iran plans to launch new generation of domestically manufactured satellites in the near future.

The Fajr is the first new-generation satellite that would be put into orbit, he said at the time.

Seems like it might have another use. Hmmm, what could that be...

On February 3, Iran successfully launched its third domestically manufactured satellite, named the Navid (Promise), into orbit. On February 8, Iran received the first image sent by the Navid satellite. The Navid is designed to collect data on weather conditions and monitor for natural disasters. It has advanced control technology, a higher resolution camera, and photocells to generate power.

Iran launched its first domestically manufactured satellite, called Omid (Hope), into orbit on February 2, 2009. The Rasad (Observation) satellite was also sent into space On June 17, 2011.

Posted by:Steve White

#2 What an awesome piece of space-junk! Are those Really pneumatic tires on that launch-ramp? Here's hoping that that highway safety cone/dunce cap nose-cone are secured with pop-rivets from China and that the "probe" is properly secured to launcher with toxic/radio-active pseudo-nylon tie-down straps!

Posted by: Elmising Poodle6592 2012-02-23 21:45

#1 IMO looks like Iran wants to claim the wily dastardly Sunni SAUDIS need the ditto Zionist Crusader Imperialist Infidel US-WEST + NASA to send anyone, or anything, into orbit, NOT LIKE THE WE-DID-IT-OUR-WAY SHIAS OF IRAN???

[FRANK "BLUE EYES" SINATRA here].

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-23 00:23

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