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Iran Launches First Space Rocket

By Rick on 26 February 2007 at 6:20PM

February 25, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- State television reports that Iran has successfully launched its first space rocket. Fars news agency quotes the deputy head of Iran's aerospace research centre, Ali Akbar Golrou, as saying the rocket reached an altitude of 150 kilometres, but did not stay in orbit.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2007/space-070225-rferl01.htm

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Iran Space Shot?

By TonyF on 25 February 2007 at 11:05PM

Has Iran launched a rocket capable of reaching orbit? Or is it "just" a suborbital sounding rocket? Whatever it is, this is going to get ugly. 

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Report: Iran Preparing to Put Satellite in Orbit

By Rick on 25 January 2007 at 11:35PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,246958,00.html 

BREAKING NEWS -- Iran Set to Try Space Launch

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/IRAN01257.xml

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