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February 26th, 2007

Iran Launches First Space Rocket

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

February 25th, 2007

Iran Space Shot?

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

January 25th, 2007
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