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Iran: Plans for launch of seven new satellites

Iran’s Qeshm Island seen from space by ESA's Envisat satellite.

During the new Iranian calendar year which started on March 21, the Islamic Republic of Iran plans to launch seven satellites into space, Hamid Fezeli, Head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA) said.

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Mon, 08/04/2013 - 15:39
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Press TV
latitude: 
35.6961
longitude: 
51.4231
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UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office in Iran celebrates World Space Week

UN-SPIDER's Regional Support Office (RSO) in Iran, hosted by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), celebrated World Space Week 2012 (4-10 October) in Iran with several events.

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Wed, 31/10/2012 - 08:47
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Knowledge Portal
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ADRC: Booklet on space-based information for Tsunami Assessment

UN-SPIDER's Regional Support Office located in Japan, ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction Centre), is in the process of producing the booklet "Considerations for effective use of space-based inform

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Mon, 03/09/2012 - 10:17
Processed on Sep 3rd 2012

Earthquake in Iran

Processed on Aug 22nd 2012

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER has activated the International Charter: Space and Major Disaster to provide satellite imagery for the two strong earthquakes that occurred in Iran on 11 August 2012.

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Name: 
Earthquake
Region: 
Iran
Occurance Date: 
11/08/2012
latitude: 
38.322
longitude: 
46.888
Earthquake in Iran

UNOOSA activates International Charter for Earthquake in Iran

Iran Earthquake

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER has activated the International Charter: Space and Major Disaster to provide satellite imagery for the two strong earthquakes that occurred in Iran on 11 August 2012.

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Thu, 16/08/2012 - 18:22
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International Charter Space & Major Disasters
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38.322
longitude: 
46.888
Processed on Aug 16th 2012

NASA maps location and faults of Iran earthquakes

On August 11, 2012 two strong earthquakes shook Iran.

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Tue, 14/08/2012 - 09:41
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NASA Earth Observatory
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Two earthquakes rumbled through Northwest Iran on Saturday

On Saturday 11th August, two earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale rumbled through the highly populated region of Azarbayjan-e Khavari in Iran, 53km from Tabriz.The earth

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Mon, 13/08/2012 - 14:08
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UN-SPIDER’s RSO in the Islamic Republic of Iran supports APSCO Training Course

The Iranian Space Agency, in its role as a UN-SPIDER’s RSO, represented the UN-SPIDER Programme in the "APSCO Training Course on Environment and Disaster Monitoring through Space T

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Thu, 01/12/2011 - 13:36
latitude: 
23.7099
longitude: 
90.4071
Processed on Dec 1st 2011

Earthquake in Iran

Processed on Dec 21st 2010

Seven people have been killed and hundreds have been injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted southeastern Iran on 20 December 2010 damaging buildings in outlying mountainous areas.

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Name: 
Earthquake in Iran
Region: 
Southeastern Iran
Occurance Date: 
20/12/2010
latitude: 
28.491
longitude: 
59.117
Earthquake in Iran

Iran names OIC satellite 'volunteers'

In October, the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) ratified a bill allowing the government to enhance its efforts to design and launch satellites and satellite carriers. Three years after Russia launched Iran's first satellite in 2005, another satellite --jointly designed by Iran, China, and Thailand -- was launched into orbit by China. Iranian officials say Islamic countries could use satellite imagery for hazard and natural disaster management as well as accurate cartography.
More information, please see: Press TV

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Sun, 28/11/2010 - 16:04
latitude: 
32.4279
longitude: 
53.688
Processed on Nov 29th 2010