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Iran to Send New Home-Made Satellite to Higher Altitude
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is scheduled to send a new home-made satellites to higher altitudes, at least, 36,000km away from the Earth.
The student satellite said to be the best home-made one in the country is built by students of Iranian prestigious Sharif University of Technology.
Chancellor of the University Reza Rosta-Azad said the launch would come when the satellite is possible to be placed at the altitude of approximately 36,000 kilometers above the earth.
"Sharif satellite is the last student satellite series which is to be fired into space," he told the Iranian students news agency.
"Satellites should be sent into space when the launch power is raised, so that they would remain in space for a long time to work more effectively."
"The first Iranian satellite launched into space managed to remain for two months. The second one which is able to take photos was placed at a higher altitude and has a more lifespan," Rosta-Azad noted.
In June, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had announced that the country will soon send bigger satellites to higher altitudes, at least, 35,000km away from the Earth.
Iran has recently taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers very recently.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
The milk-bottle shaped rocket is equipped to carry a 60-kilogram (132-pound) satellite 500 kilometers (310 miles) into orbit.
The 27-meter (90 foot) tall multi-stage rocket weighs 85 tons and its liquid fuel propulsion system has a thrust of up to 143 tons.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations' Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), which was set up in 1959.
The student satellite said to be the best home-made one in the country is built by students of Iranian prestigious Sharif University of Technology.
Chancellor of the University Reza Rosta-Azad said the launch would come when the satellite is possible to be placed at the altitude of approximately 36,000 kilometers above the earth.
"Sharif satellite is the last student satellite series which is to be fired into space," he told the Iranian students news agency.
"Satellites should be sent into space when the launch power is raised, so that they would remain in space for a long time to work more effectively."
"The first Iranian satellite launched into space managed to remain for two months. The second one which is able to take photos was placed at a higher altitude and has a more lifespan," Rosta-Azad noted.
In June, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had announced that the country will soon send bigger satellites to higher altitudes, at least, 35,000km away from the Earth.
Iran has recently taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February, using its home-made Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3) carrier.
Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
After launching Omid, Tehran unveiled three new satellites called Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid, respectively. Iran has also unveiled its latest achievements in designing and producing satellite carriers very recently.
A new generation of home-made satellites and a new satellite carrier called Simorgh (Phoenix) were among the latest achievements unveiled by Iran's aerospace industries.
The milk-bottle shaped rocket is equipped to carry a 60-kilogram (132-pound) satellite 500 kilometers (310 miles) into orbit.
The 27-meter (90 foot) tall multi-stage rocket weighs 85 tons and its liquid fuel propulsion system has a thrust of up to 143 tons.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations' Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), which was set up in 1959.
