(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Iran successfully launched a satellite into space on Monday, the fourth locally-made satellite to be sent into orbit by the Islamic Republic.
The satellite, Fajr (Dawn), was sent into space by Safeer rocket, Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying.
"It is also another indicator of the countryآ's flourishing scientific growth in the state-of-the-art technologies," he added.
The new satellite will be used to take high-resolution photos for maps and weather.
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