Iran to unveil new space projects
By IANSMonday, February 1, 2010
TEHRAN - Iran will unveil its new space projects during a ten-day ceremony beginning Monday to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in the country.
Tehran has reached self-sufficiency in launching complicated electronic, optic and communications technology, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said at the inauguration of the ‘Ten-Day Dawn’.
The same trend of development is in process in more sensitive technologies, including space systems which use highly sophisticated electronic devices, he said.
The Iranian government also disclosed its 36 electronic and communications projects at the beginning of the ceremony, Fars news agency reported.
“Tolou (rise) and Mesbah (Lantern) satellites as well as Simorq satellite carrier engine will be unveiled in the Ten-Day Dawn,” Vahidi had said Wednesday on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting.
