Sunday, February 2, 2020

Iran launches its first satellite, Omid 2009


Iran launched its first domestically manufactured satellite Omid February 2, 2009, becoming the ninth country to do so.  It was a 16" cube weighing about 60 lb.  It was to monitor natural disasters since Iran is prone to earthquakes, and to improve its telecommunications.

Omid orbited for about seven weeks and re-entered Earth's atmosphere in April 2009.


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