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Sat, 02/19/2011 - 07:43
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Iran ready to launch Fajr satellite
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) -- A new domestically manufactured Iranian satellite is ready to be launched into space, an official announced.
The director of Iran’s Electronics Industry Company, Ibrahim Mahmoudzadeh, said the Fajr satellite, which is an upgraded version of the Omid satellite, has been delivered to the Iranian Aerospace Organization.
On February 2, 2009, Iran launched its first satellite, the Omid, into orbit using a modified domestically manufactured long-range missile.
The Omid communications satellite was launched aboard a Safir 2 rocket.
Mahmoudzadeh said the remote sensing Fajr satellite, which weighs 50 kilograms, has the features of an advanced radar system.
The images sent by the satellite can be used in the fields of topography and meteorology, he added.
The director of Iran’s Electronics Industry Company, Ibrahim Mahmoudzadeh, said the Fajr satellite, which is an upgraded version of the Omid satellite, has been delivered to the Iranian Aerospace Organization.
On February 2, 2009, Iran launched its first satellite, the Omid, into orbit using a modified domestically manufactured long-range missile.
The Omid communications satellite was launched aboard a Safir 2 rocket.
Mahmoudzadeh said the remote sensing Fajr satellite, which weighs 50 kilograms, has the features of an advanced radar system.
The images sent by the satellite can be used in the fields of topography and meteorology, he added.
