Iran has unveiled four domestically-manufactured satellites, two years after it launched the first self-developed satellite into orbit. A local media report says, these satellites – Fajr (Dawn), Rasad (Observation), Zafar (Victory) and Amirkabir I, and a satellite carrier Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) were unveiled by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today. The satellites would be put in orbit in the near future. Yesterday, Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi unveiled two domestically-manufactured fixed ground stations and one mobile station for receiving remote sensing images.
News On AIR | February 7, 2011 5:37 PM
Iran unveiles four homemade satellites