Iran launches satellite into space

Published August 18, 2008

TEHRAN, Aug 17: Iran said on Sunday it had launched its first domestically made satellite into space, the official IRNA news agency reported.

“Iran’s Omid (hope) satellite was launched on Sunday by using Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket,” IRNA quoted a statement published by Iran’s armed forces.

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear ambitions, sparked international concern in February by testing the rocket designed to carry the satellite.

—Reuters

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