Iran to unveil three new home-built satellites

AFP/Google ^ | 01/21/2010 | AFP

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Iran will unveil three new satellites in February, a report said Wednesday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.

ISNA news agency quoted Communications Minister Reza Taghipour as saying that one of the three home-built communications satellites is still under construction.

Taghipour named the three satellites as Toloo (Dawn), Ya Mahdi and Mesbah-2, but did not elaborate on exactly when they would be launched.

Ya Mahdi, Taghipour said as quoted by ISNA, was an "experimental satellite" and the launch would be for testing camera and telecommunications equipment.

Mesbah-2, which is under construction, "is a low-orbit telecommunication satellite for storing and sending messages," he said.

"It can do different tasks, not as a 24-hour link, but it can be used for limited communication applications."

Iran's defence minister Ahmad Vahidi said Wednesday that Toloo is a "reconnaissance satellite," ISNA reported.

Vahidi had previously said Toloo would be unveiled during celebrations in early February marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

He said last month that Toloo was designed by Sa Iran, also known as Iran Electronics Industries, an affiliate company of the defence ministry.

"Needs of armed forces in operations are met with local and reliable equipment of the defence industries of this ministry," Vahidi was quoted as saying.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Ping

[Cindy]

Hmmm...it’s missing that peaceful nuclear weapons disclaimer.

Thanks for the ping SonOfStrangelove.

[Cindy]

A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[Cindy]

A little off topic....but isn’t the time for “talking” over?
Maybe — maybe not.

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Previously...

Note: Photo included.

http://images.alarabiya.net/large_83507_93422.jpg

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/12/07/93422.html
“Ahmadinejad says US planning to prevent coming of Mahdi
US wants to stop mankind’s savior: Iran leader”
(December 7, 2009)

[HiTech RedNeck]

deploy by flying carpet.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

This is a drawing of what their launchpad looks like

This is how they mount the missile.

[Right Wing Assault]

Is this satellite made of wood?

[spetznaz]

You know, were it not for the Islamic zealots in political and religious leadership in Iran, Iran is a very pro-Western nation (looking at the general populace) and historically has been a solid bastion against Arabia (looking even far back into Persian history). While many scoff at its ‘technological achievements’ ....and for good reasons since many of them are either really exaggerated, or at best are just warmed over versions of something else ...the fact remains that Iranian technicians do have some level of capability, and were they free the nation would seriously go far. The sooner Iran is free of its asinine political leadership the better it will be for the nation.

[John Will]

It is best to view Iran as similarity to Poland or Ukraine in the 1970s. I thought it was also most Muslim scholars in their golden age were persian anyhow.