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    • TEHRAN (AFP) Jan 30, 2005
     Russia and Iran signed a 132-million-dollar contract for a telecommunications satellite for the Islamic republic, state media said Sunday.

    The deal to build the Zohreh (Venus) satellite was signed with the Russian Aerospace Agency and its affiliate AviaExport, the IRNA news agency reported.

    The satellite is to bolster Tehran's telecommunications infrastructure by handling data, audio and video signals, and is to be operational within two and a half years, IRNA said.

    A first Iranian satellite is scheduled to be launched in April. Officials have said it will be used to detect natural resources, control the electricity and energy networks, and later for communications and crisis management.




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