IRAN LAUNCHED ITS DOMESTICALLY CONSTRUCTED SATELLITE....
Omid (Persian: امید, meaning "Hope")[1] is Iran's first domestically made satellite.[2] Described as a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications, Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on February 2, 2009.[2][3] After being launched by an Iranian-made carrier rocket, Safir 2, the satellite was placed into a low Earth orbit. The launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution and was supervised by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who launched the satellite with the words "Allāhu Akbar". He said the satellite was launched to spread "monotheism, peace and justice" in the world.[4]
Omid is Iran's second satellite in orbit. A previous Iranian satellite, Sina-1, was built and launched for Iran by Russia in 2005
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