State television in Iran is reporting the Islamic Republic has launched a new satellite into space, its fourth in recent years to orbit the Earth.
The report Monday quoted Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan saying the satellite, designed and built in Iran, is named "Fajr," or dawn in Farsi.
Iranian Defense Minister congratulate successful launch of FAJR satellite to scientific team that has made it and calculated its launching and orbit details.
The satellite was put into elliptical orbit of 250 to 400 kilometers
Equipped with GPS navigation system, the fourth home-made satellite was put into orbit aboard Safir launch vehicle.
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2 February 2015
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State television in Iran is reporting the Islamic Republic has launched a new satellite into space, its fourth in recent years to orbit the Earth.
