伊朗展示4個自制衛星

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that his government plans to launch into orbit several new domestically built satellites in the coming years.

Mr. Ahmadinejad's comments came Monday at the unveiling ceremony in Tehran for four new satellites named Fajr, Rasad, Zafar and Amir Kabir-1.

The ceremony also coincided with the 32nd anniversary week of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The Iranian government has a precedent for using the anniversary observances to announce its technological advances.

Last February, Iran unveiled three domestically built satellites. The year before, the country sent what it called its first research satellite into orbit.

Western nations have expressed concern that Iran could use its satellite-launching technology for long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Iran denies having military goals for its space or nuclear programs. Tehran maintains that its nuclear program solely exists to generate electricity.

伊朗總統艾哈邁迪內賈德宣佈，他的政府計劃在今後幾年把幾個新的自制衛星送入軌道。

艾哈邁迪內賈德是星期一在德黑蘭爲四個被命名爲晨曦、觀察、征服者和阿米爾.卡比爾-1號的衛星揭幕儀式上作出上述表示的。

這個儀式舉行時，正值伊朗伊斯蘭革命32週年紀念周。伊朗政府有利用週年紀念來宣佈其技術創新的先例。

去年2月，伊朗出臺了3個自制的衛星。在此前一年，伊朗把它所說的第一枚研究衛星送入了軌道。

西方國家擔心，伊朗可能把它的衛星發射技術用在能夠裝載核彈頭的遠程導彈上。

伊朗否認它的太空或核項目帶有軍事目的。德黑蘭堅稱它的核項目存在的唯一目的是爲了發電。