Iran Commissions Russia to Build Telecom Satellite
Ha'aretz:
Iran has signed a deal with a Russian firm to build a telecommunications satellite for the Islamic state at an estimated cost of U.S. 132 million, newspapers said on Monday.
The Zohreh (Venus) satellite, scheduled to be launched within 30 months, will improve radio and television coverage, assist communications in remote areas of the country and enhance Internet service, the Sharq newspaper said. ...
Iran said last year it would launch its own domestically produced Mesbah (Lantern) satellite into space by May 2005, which would be used for weather forecasting and locating natural resources.
Iran, aiming to be the first Islamic country to go into space, has said it was developing its own launch pad for the Mesbah satellite.
posted by DoctorZin @ 1/31/2005 10:01:00 AM
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