Iran launches new satellite into space: TV report

Iran launches new satellite into space: TV report
February 2, 2015 - 14:28 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has launched a new satellite into space, its fourth in recent years to orbit the Earth, the Associated Press said, citing a report of the Islamic Republic’s state television.

The report Monday, Feb 2, quoted Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan saying the satellite, designed and built in Iran, is named "Fajr," or dawn in Farsi. The report did not elaborate.

The satellite's launch comes amid negotiations with world powers over Iran's contested nuclear program. International observers worry that Iran's space program could help it design rockets that could carry nuclear weapons.

Iran says its nuclear and space programs are for peaceful purposes. The West worries Iran could enrich enough uranium to build a nuclear bomb. Negotiators reached an interim deal in 2013 with Iran over its nuclear program, but have yet to reach a permanent one.

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