(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Fazeli said, “Kavoshgar 5, which is carrying a living creature, will be sent 120 kilometers (74.56 miles) into space below the orbit in July-August”.
He added, “Now five monkeys are being trained so that they can [learn to] withstand the physical pressures produced by the orbital pace of the explorer, sound, vibration and other elements at the time of launching.”
On June 20, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has obtained the technology to develop different satellites and will soon launch giant satellites that will be placed in circular orbits at an altitude of nearly 35,000 kilometers (21,748 miles).
In February, President Ahmadinejad unveiled Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) and three other national satellites -- Fajr (Dawn), Rasad (Observation), Amirkabir I, Zafar (Victory).
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