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Aug 17 2008, AP

Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday.

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A Saturday Aug. 16, 2008 photo taken at an undisclosed location in Iran which the Fars News Agency claim shows an Iranian satellite launching vehicle. Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state...