17.03.2011                      11.Adar ll, 5771

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Iran: We successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit

Iran's state news agency says capsule was carried by a rocket Kavoshgar 4 some 120 kilometers into orbit before returning to earth.

Iran said Thursday that it had successfully launched a test spacecraft meant to sustain life in orbit.

The state IRNA news agency said the capsule was carried by a rocket dubbed Kavoshgar 4 – or Explorer 4 – some120 kilometers into orbit on Tuesday before returning to earth….