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Sunday, September 18, 2016
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Iran announces plans to launch two new satellites
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran says it will be ready to launch one or two satellites into space within the next year, according to state-run media.
Mohsen Bahrami, head of the country’s fledgling space program, says the country will launch its fifth satellite into space in March and another sometime soon after.
“This year, we will send Dousti [Friendship] satellite into space and we will also be ready for a second launch late this year or early next year,” he says, according to the Fars news agency.
He calls the orbiters more advanced than previous satellites, but does not say what they will be used for.
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