Iran to put satellite into space during Ten-Day Dawn

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iran planned to send at least one satellite into space and inaugurate several defense projects during the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations (February 1-11) marking the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi announced on Sunday. On November 12, 2011, Vahidi announced that three domestically manufactured satellites dubbed Fajr (Dawn), Navid (Promise), and Tolou (Sunrise) will be launched during the current Iranian calendar year, which ends on March 19, and the next year.