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Iranian satellite to be launched into orbit by Russian space agency

Agencies | Moscow                                                           

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Russia will launch a satellite on behalf of Iran into space on Aug. 9, the Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday.

The spacecraft, a remote sensing satellite called "Khayyam", will be sent into orbit by a Soyuz rocket, Roscosmos said.