Posted on 01/31/2011 9:53:50 AM PST by NormsRevenge
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Safir 1-B and Kavoshgar 4 rockets and Rasad and Fajr satellites would be unveiled during the 10-day celebrations that start on Tuesday, according to state television website.
Iran will mark on February 11 the 32nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution which toppled the US-backed shah. Every year Tehran uses the occasion to tout its scientific and technological achievments.
The Safir (Ambassador) 1-B rocket can carry a satellite weighing 50 kilogrammes (110 pounds) into an elliptical orbit of 300 to 450 kilometres (185 to 280 miles), the website said.
Iran sent into space in February 2009 the Safir 2 rocket carrying its first home-built satellite, called Omid (Hope).
The state television report said the other Kavoshgar (Explorer) 4 rocket has a range of 120 kilometres.
In February 2010, Iran launched a capsule carrying live turtles, rats and worms aboard a Kavoshgar 3 rocket in what was its first experiment to send living creatures in space.
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A judicial official prepares ropes before a public execution in Tehran in 2002.
Iranian courts on Sunday sentenced two people to death for running porn sites.
(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
An Iranian policeman beats a protester during a 2009 opposition rally near Tehran University. The US government has suggested that Europe match Washington sanctions for Iranian human rights violators, including asset freezes on key figures, against a backdrop of failed nuclear talks. (AFP/File)
An Iranian flag fluttering in front of a rocket designed to carry a satellite in 2008. Iran said it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. (AFP/File/Vahidreza Alai)
Iranian troops load newest of their secret weapons for attack on infidels............
With what is confronting the region and the limitations the chaos presents imposes on Israel, if Iran has a nuclear weapon, now is the time for Iran to announce it. This is the most critical period for Israel since 1967.
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