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By bne Tehran bureau Iran is set to launch its second satellite of the current administration using the Simorgh carrier rocket, following the successful deployment of the Chamran 1 research satellite, officials announced on September 15. The Chamran 1, weighing approximately 60 kilogrammes, was launched into a 550-kilometre orbit on September 14 using the domestically-developed Qaem 100 satellite carrier, state news agency IRNA reported. Initial signals from the satellite were received shortly after its deployment. Seyyed Hamidreza Nejat, public relations officer for the Iranian Space Agency, …

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