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Iran successfully launches Sorayya satellite - Iranian media
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Iran has successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into orbit, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
No specific details about this launch © Mena Today
Iran has successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into orbit, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
They said the satellite, which belongs to the Iranian Space Organisation, was launched and put into a 750 kilometre orbit.
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