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February 4th, 2008
Posted: 03:26 AM ET

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency reported.

The “Researcher One” rocket is designed to carry a satellite into a low earth orbit.

The launch came a short time after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the center Monday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.


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