MESBAH - The Iranian satellite

SpaceDaily reports that Iran intends to launch its first satellite in April 2005. The bird named Mesbah is said to be a twenty inch square cube weighing in at 132 pounds.

Plans are to put it int a Low Earth Orbit at about about 560 miles.

The satellite will be used to identify natural resources, control the nation's electrical and energy network and can also be used by communications and crisis management teams, the press reports said.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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