Iran announces launch of first rocket into space

Source: CCTV.com | 02-26-2007 09:14

Iran has successfully launched into space its first rocket. The suborbital rocket brings the country one step closer to launching its own commercial satellites.

Iran's Aerospace Research Center said the rocket would not stay in space but could rise to about 150 kilometers into the atmosphere before falling to earth by parachute.

Iran launched its first satellite, Sina-1, into orbit from a Russian rocket in 2005. But it wants to develop its own carrier rockets.

Editor:Du Xiaodan