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State Television Says Iran Launches New Satellite Into Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the putting-it-out-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes State television in Iran is reporting the Islamic Republic has launched a new satellite into space, its fourth in recent years to orbit the Earth. The report Monday quoted Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan saying the satellite, designed and built in Iran, is named "Fajr," or dawn in Farsi. The report did not elaborate.

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  1. Re: I love the snark here by crunchy_one · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The signal emitted by Sputnik allowed mapping of the Earth's gravitational field. Something that needed doing for subsequent flights.