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TEHRAN, 2009, Oct. 13 -- Iran announces that a new telecommunications satellite is ready for launch. Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Reza Taqhipour, said the satellite has successfully completed pre-launch tests and is now ready for take off.
TEHRAN, 2009, Dec. 23 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran plans to launch satellites into orbit early in the new year, its defense minister told the semi-official Fars news agency. Iran will to launch a new generation of the country's national satellites called Toloo. The first satellite will be unveiled during the "Ten Days" of an annual event that takes place between 1-11 February, marking the victory of the Islamic revolution.
TEHRAN, 2010, Jan. 20 -- Iran will unveil three new satellites in February, a report said.
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, Mesbah-2 and Navid, but did not elaborate on exactly when they would be launched.
Navid, 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.
Iran's defence minister Ahmad Vahidi said 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.
TEHRAN, 2010, Jan. 29 -- Iranian defense minister Ahmad Vahidi announced that the country plans to unveil a home-made engine for satellite carrier rockets within the next few days.
"Toloo and Mesbah satellites as well as Simorgh satellite carrier engine will be unveiled in the ceremonies from February 1-11, celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution back in 1979," Vahidi added.
TEHRAN, 2010, Febr. 01 -- Iran will unveil five space projects at ceremonies to celebrate the victory of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Fars news agency said.
On the third day of the festivities, Iranian authorities will hold a presentation of the Toloo satellite, the Mesbah-2 and Navid research satellites, and the engine for the new Simorgh booster rocket.
TEHRAN, 2010, Febr. 03 -- State television carried pictures of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiling the home-built satellite rocket dubbed the "Simorgh".
The milk-bottle shaped rocket, emblazoned in blue with the words "Satellite Carrier Simorgh," is equipped to carry a 100-kilogram satellite 500 kilometres into orbit, the television report said. The launch weight of the rocket is given with 85 tonnes.
TEHRAN (FARS) -- Iran unveiled a new home-made satellite carrier. The satellite carrier named Simorgh utilizes a new generation of liquid-fuel engines to put satellites in orbit. The milk-bottle shaped rocket, emblazoned in blue with the words "Satellite Carrier Simorgh", is equipped to carry a 100-kilogram satellite 500 kilometers into orbit.
"The 27-meter tall multi-stage rocket weighs 85 tons and its liquid fuel propulsion system has a thrust of up to 143 tons. The rocket uses a cluster of four engines each having a thrust of 32 tons plus a control engine (*) with a thrust of 15 tons."
* meant are the second stage engines
TEHRAN (ISNA) - Tehran At a ceremony attended by Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the countrys National Day of Aerospace Technology Toloo, Mesbah 2 and Navid were unveiled. Toloo will be placed in low-earth orbit at about 500 kilometers above the Earth and will be charged by solar cells and secondary batteries. Mesbah 2 is a telecommunication satellite and Navid is made by students that sends photos to the Earth.
The new Simorgh satellite carrier could take satellites with 100 kilograms weight at the height of 500 kilometers above the Earth. Also Simorgh satellite carrier engine can put up to 700 kilograms at orbit 1,000 kilometers above the Earth.
TEHRAN, 2010, Aug. 05 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometres into space.
"Last time, we sent a satellite to 250 kilometres... Next year it will be sent to 700 kilometres, and the year after that to 1,000 kilometres," he said.
TEHRAN, 2011, December 31 -- Iran delayed the promised long-range missile test (probably due to technical problems at a Simorgh ? missile).
Iran's state media initially had reported that long-range missile had been launched during naval exercises. But Deputy Navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi later went on the English language Press TV channel to deny the missile had in fact been fired.
