space program
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Sorayya's launch aimed at accomplishing key missions: Iran’s top space official
Tehran, IRNA – Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh has said that the most important mission of the newly-launched indigenous Sorayya satellite is to verify the performance of Qaem 100, a domestically-made satellite carrier designed for launches at higher space orbits.
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Iran launches satellite, sets new record in height of its space launches
Tehran, IRNA – Iran has successfully placed a research satellite into a space orbit 750km above the Earth’s surface, with the minister of communications and information technology hailing it for setting a new record in the height of the country’s space launches.