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Iranwire – The Islamic Republic of Iran says it has sent up a rocket with a capsule carrying animals, as part of a program aimed at manned space flight.
State media quoted Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour as saying the capsule was launched 130 kilometers into orbit on December 6.
He said the launch was aimed at sending astronauts to space in the coming years.
TV showed footage of a rocket named Salman carrying the capsule into space.
The reports did not say what kind of animals were in the spacecraft .
The Islamic Republic occasionally announces successful launches of satellites and other spacecraft, sparking international concerns that Tehran’s space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons
In September, the Islamic Republic said it had sent a data-collecting satellite into space.
And in December 2013, Iranian officials announced the country had successfully sent a monkey into space for the second time that year, and brought them back safely.
