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Iran about to put its first communications satellite into orbit

Teheran, Iran - It will include Italian technology as well but Iranian space research will go on with collaboration with Russia, Thailand and China

Iran is going to put its first communications satellite into orbita by the end of this year. It deals with the Mesbah, a national product also produced with Italian technology and it will launched to the space by a carrier rocket provided by Russia. Its role will be the one of providing useful information in the environmental and meteorological fields but also for the management of energetic sources....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124124
Rome, Italy, 07/20/2005 15:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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