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Tuesday 9 February 2016 - 19:20
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Iran to unveil Simorgh sat. & Emad ballistic missile on revolution anniversary

Tehran, February 9,The Iran Project Irans defense ministry will unveil Simorgh satellite and Emad ballistic missile at Azadi Street in Tehran coincided with Bahman 22nd (February 11)rallies on the occasion ofthe victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Irans Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics announced on Tuesday that Simorgh Satellite and Emad Ballistic Missile as two new achievements of defense ministry in the space and missile areas are tobe unveiled along with the 22-Bahman Ceremony to commemorate 37th anniversary of Islamic Revolution victory on Friday in Azadi Street.

Simorgh is a new home-made satellite carrier developed by the Aerospace Industries Organization of Irans Ministry of Defense which utilizes a new generation of liquid-fuel engines to put satellites in orbit. The Satellite Carrier Simorgh is equipped to carry a 100-kilogram satellite 500 kilometers into orbit.

Emad Missile, as the countrys domestically-built ballistic missile, is the latest achievement by Irans Aerospace Industries Organization. Emad is the first Irans long-range missile that can be controlled up to the moment it hits the target.

Earlier in October, Iran successfully test-fired the surface-to-surface Emad Ballistic Missile.
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