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Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=KuCF1G"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=KuCF1G" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=gkxprK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=gkxprK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=hwsv3k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=hwsv3k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=KrvJyk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=KrvJyk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/367899148" height="1" width="1"/>