Iran puts first homemade satellite in orbit (People's Daily)
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2009-02-04 03:36
Iran has sent its first home-built satellite into orbit, Iran's English-language satellite news channel Press TV reported on Tuesday. The Omid (Hope) lightweight telecommunications satellite was sent into space by the Iranian-produced satellite carrier Safir 2,the report said. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave an order for the launch and hailed the move as a new achievement written in ...
