Energy News  
ROCKET SCIENCE
Iran To Conduct First Satellite Launch Soon

On February 4, 2008, Iran tested the Kaveshgyar-1 (Explorer) missile and unveiled its first domestically built satellite, Omid (Hope), which is to be launched later this year. Photo courtesy AFP.
by Staff Writers
 Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Oct 01, 2008
 Iran's president says his country will soon send up a rocket that will put the country's first domestically launched satellite into orbit, his press service said Thursday.

"We will soon launch a rocket that has 16 engines, which will put into orbit a 700 kg satellite," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a meeting of the Iranian diaspora in the United States.

On February 4, 2008, Iran tested the Kaveshgyar-1 (Explorer) missile and unveiled its first domestically built satellite, Omid (Hope), which is to be launched later this year.

The satellite will aid natural disaster management programs and improve telecommunications.

In mid-August, Tehran said it put a dummy satellite into orbit.

Iran's first satellite was launched in 2005 by a Russian rocket, and earlier this year a Chinese rocket put a joint Chinese-Thai-Iranian satellite into orbit.

The Islamic Republic has said it plans to launch several domestic satellites by 2010 and send its first astronaut into space within the next decade.

Source: RIA Novosti

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com


Memory Foam Mattress Review
SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


ROCKET SCIENCE
Outside View: Reusable rocket breakthrough
 Moscow (UPI) Sep 19, 2008
Russian space launch vehicles are winning even more popularity with potential customers, as domestic engine developers have managed to create a versatile, reusable liquid-propellant engine, bringing to life an old dream of the world's rocket engineers.







ENERGY TECH
  • Analysis: Petrel: Iraq needs 'little oil'
  • China Energy Recovery To Acquire 30 MW Heat Recovery Power Generation System
  • New EU law demands more battery recycling
  • Canada pledges environmental restrictions on oil exports

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
  • France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation
  • France's Areva eyes deal to supply two reactors to India
  • US House approves historic India nuclear deal
  • Venezuela wants to work with Russia on nuclear energy: Chavez

    • BLUE SKY
  • On Rocky Mountain Beetle Kill Could Impact Regional Air Quality
  • An Explanation For Night-Shining Clouds At The Edge Of Space
  • Seabird Ammonia Emissions Contribute To Atmospheric Acidity
  • New Clues To Air Circulation In The Atmosphere

    • WOOD PILE
  • Wetlands Restoration Not A Panacea For Louisiana Coast
  • Campaign Launched To Re-Forest America
  • Stressed trees release aspirin compound, may communicate : study
  • Oil Palm Plantations Are No Substitute For Tropical Rainforests

    • FARM NEWS
  • Cadbury recalls China-made sweets from Hong Kong, Australia
  • France relaunches stormy debate on EU fishing quotas
  • Under Mao and Deng, milk was unknown in China
  • Cover-up as eight newborns die in Chinese hospital: report

    • CAR TECH
  • Toyota says curbing production in China
  • Device Which Uses Electrical Field Could Boost Gas Efficiency
  • Reducing Work Commutes Not Easy In Some Cities
  • GridPoint Acquires V2Green, Improving Plug-In Electric Vehicle Management Solutions

    • AEROSPACE
  • Airbus expecting 'large' China order by early 2009: CEO
  • Airbus globalises production with China plant
  • Safer Skies For The Flying Public
  • Chinese airlines fly into headwinds in Olympic year

    • NUCLEAR SPACE
    The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement