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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
The explorer, launched in the space earlier this month, has successfully
transmitted scientific data back to the space center.
Mehran Mirshams, official with the space technology institute said that the
explorer transmitted the information after reaching an orbit of 200-250 km above
the Earth.
Mirshams said that Iran will launch its first satellite into a 650 km orbit in
June.
"The satellite would pass over Iran five or six times in 24 hours."
Iran unveiled the first Iranian-made satellite, Omid, with inauguration of its
first space center earlier simultaneous with launching Explorer-1 this month.
Iran will put its own satellites into orbit to monitor natural disasters in the
earthquake-prone nation and improve
telecommunications.
Iran launched its first commercial satellite, Sina-1, from a Russian rocket in a
joint project with Moscow in 2005.
Iran has planned to launch four more satellites by 2010 to increase the number
of land and mobile telephone lines to 80 million from 22 million.
It also aims to expand its satellite capabilities to increase Internet users to
35 million from 5.5 million.
Source: IRNA
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