Iran Moves Closer To Its First Satellite Launch

Iran is closer to launching its first “Omid” satellite into orbit, following a second heavy sounding-rocket mission flown on Feb. 4 by its Shahab rocket—a substantially upgraded version of the Scud ballistic missile. The first mission—on Feb. 25, 2007—used a Shahab-3A, but the latest flight used the...

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