IRANIAN SPACECRAFT COMING SOON

[muse]

Iran are a talented and brilliant peoples, and God Willing we should see much to makes us proud for them and of them, in the many facets of science and endeavor, including the exploration of space.

 

[kinetic energy device]

Just imagine this in fire

I AM !!

Is it going to carry this to space?

The prototype of Zohreh satellite being assembled:

I think this 'thing' is BOGUS !! Can't they even get a room BIG ENOUGH to work on this 'thing' properly ? Most REAL satellites are assembled in 'clean room' environments. It looks like a high school project or something from Dr. Who, with the two propane tanks from gas grills on either end. I CALL " BOGUS' !!!

 

[SOHEIL]

I AM !!




I think this 'thing' is BOGUS !! Can't they even get a room BIG ENOUGH to work on this 'thing' properly ? Most REAL satellites are assembled in 'clean room' environments. It looks like a high school project or something from Dr. Who, with the two propane tanks from gas grills on either end. I CALL " BOGUS' !!!

Really stupid !

clean room :

all americans are stupid ? Like you !?

 

[Abii]

Somebody needs to create an "american" dictionary. Seems like an English dictionary will not suffice. Buddy, what part of "prototype" is hard for you to understand?

I had no idea a "clean room" was needed to stick pieces of wood together.

 

[Mech]

Is it going to carry this to space?

The prototype of Zohreh satellite being assembled:

Is this a mock up or is this how a satellite is maintained in Iran ?

 

[ihealugo]

maybe it's just a model for testing it's electronic kits and after it was checked they make the real one ....

 

[longbrained]

I think this 'thing' is BOGUS !! Can't they even get a room BIG ENOUGH to work on this 'thing' properly ? Most REAL satellites are assembled in 'clean room' environments. It looks like a high school project or something from Dr. Who, with the two propane tanks from gas grills on either end. I CALL " BOGUS' !!!

I do not think it is bogus. Maybe an early stage prototype to develop a satellite bus system. The tanks most probably are for satellite micro engine fuel. The top protrusions are most probably those engines which are used to maneuver the satellite in orbit and also to keep it in a fixed orbit for years. The dish antenna seems to be too small for it and is probably put in there just for prototyping. And there seems to be a mount for solar battery array on the side. Here is a link to it that can be helpful with google translator: سايت اصلي - اخبارو رویدادها

 

[kinetic energy device]

Really stupid !

clean room :

all americans are stupid ? Like you !?

It's BOGUS !!! You guys can't even REFINE ENOUGH GASOLINE to support yourselves. One of the largest oil producers in the world and you NEED to IMPORT GASOLINE. (which will be a fun thing to target in time of war.) HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

 

[Abii]

It's BOGUS !!! You guys can't even REFINE ENOUGH GASOLINE to support yourselves. One of the largest oil producers in the world and you NEED to IMPORT GASOLINE. (which will be a fun thing to target in time of war.) HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

Your info is 2 years old. We've been net exporters for the past 2 years.

btw Einstein, Iran had an 8 year war with Iraq. The refineries were all bombed to ****. They had to be repaired and re-built, all while Iran had to deal with sanctions and recovering from a crippling war. We've done wonders, things that no other developing country on earth can do. We finally finished all the refineries and more are on the way. In the same time period, our population doubled.

So, between having to recover from the war, the sanctions, the rebuilding and repairing all the damaged refineries and the doubling of the population, we had some unmet needs. The fact that we're an oil producer was actually the reason why we were sending our oil to be refined in countries like Singapore!! It was cheaper that way. Almost all of the final price of gasoline is the oil and transport. We shipped OUR oil by using OUR oil tankers to countries like singapore, got it refined and shipped it back. This whole thing was very economical and smart on our end. Something that costs billions for other countries, costed millions for us.

In any event, we're now a net exporter. Some of our refineries aren't producing the most clean and efficient petrol, but the problems will be sorted out in due time.

Why so much hate? What do they feed you over there? Unbelievable! If Iranian people knew how hateful you guys are, the support for the Iranian regime would increase ten fold.

I do not think it is bogus. Maybe an early stage prototype to develop a satellite bus system. The tanks most probably are for satellite micro engine fuel. The top protrusions are most probably those engines which are used to maneuver the satellite in orbit and also to keep it in a fixed orbit for years. The dish antenna seems to be too small for it and is probably put in there just for prototyping. And there seems to be a mount for solar battery array on the side. Here is a link to it that can be helpful with google translator: سايت اصلي - اخبارو رویدادها

yeah it says this was a "mockup" for an event.

 

[SOHEIL]

It's BOGUS !!! You guys can't even REFINE ENOUGH GASOLINE to support yourselves. One of the largest oil producers in the world and you NEED to IMPORT GASOLINE. (which will be a fun thing to target in time of war.) HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

Cry Baby ! Cry !

 

[Rafi]

Godspeed to the Great Nation of Iran.

 

[kinetic energy device]

Your info is 2 years old. We've been net exporters for the past 2 years...

Not quite, try FOUR MONTHS. You export crude, ONLY. And if the U.S. or Israel HAS TO bomb Iran, it won't be anything like the little bit that Iraq did. You'd better find a car that runs on B.S. because that'll be the ONLY THING in Iran in abundance.




Iran Gasoline Imports Fall as Nation Adapts to Tighter Sanctions, GAO Says
By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
Bloomberg
Feb 1, 2012 2:26 PM ET

Iran has adapted to tightened sanctions by decreasing its dependence on imported refined petroleum products, as the U.S. stepped up penalties on foreign firms involved in Iran’s energy industry, according to two reports released today by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

“Iran has attempted to reduce its dependence on foreign refined petroleum products by reducing gasoline subsidies to its citizens in order to reduce demand, converting petrochemical facilities to produce gasoline, as well as expediting the construction of new refineries or the expansion of current refineries,” one report concluded, citing officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Energy.

The report said Iran’s imports of gasoline had declined from 130,000 barrels a day in 2009 to 50,000 barrels a day last year, according to Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.

The U.S. has imposed numerous sanctions on Iran, including legislation signed into law July 1, 2010, that provides for sanctions against foreign firms that engage in certain activities in Iran’s energy sector, including selling or providing Iran with refined petroleum.

Since the enactment of the July 2010 law, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sanctioned 13 foreign firms under the Iran Sanctions Act, two for investments in Iran’s energy sector and 11 for supplying Iran with refined petroleum products. The sanctions made 10 firms ineligible to receive U.S. government contracts, and the administration is in the process of listing the remaining three, the second report said.
Fewer Sellers

None of the 13 firms sanctioned by the State Department held U.S. government contracts, were registered for solicitations for contracts, or submitted an offer after the certification requirement went into effect, the report said.

Even so, the number of firms selling refined petroleum products to Iran has decreased in the last year, the GAO said, citing open-source reports.

Eleven of the 16 firms cited in a 2010 report were reported in open sources or indicated in letters to the GAO that they had ceased sales of refined petroleum products to Iran. The GAO report identified four foreign firms -- Petróleos de Venezuela SA, China Oil, Unipec, and Zhuhai Zhenrong -- as reported to have sold refined petroleum products to Iran between July 1, 2010, and December 31, 2011.

The U.S has steadily tightened sanctions on Iran over the past few years in an effort to hit Iran’s economy and pressure its leadership to abandon illicit elements of its nuclear program.

Iran’s Oil Income

The U.S., European allies and Israel accuse Iran of trying to acquire the ability to build nuclear weapons. Iran’s leaders say their program is solely for civilian energy and medical research.

Oil is Iran’s main source of income, supplying more than 50 percent of the national budget, according to International Monetary Fund figures. Oil provided the Persian Gulf nation $56 billion in the first seven months of 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

Crude for March delivery fell 84 cents a barrel to $97.64 at 2:06 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Iran, the second-largest oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries after Saudi Arabia, pumped about 3.545 million barrels of oil a day last month, a Bloomberg survey showed, and exported an average 2.58 million barrels a day in 2010, according to OPEC statistics.

The GAO reports were prepared for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

To contact the reporter on this story: Indira Lakshmanan in Washington at ilakshmanan@bloomberg.net

 

[Alpha Omega]

Does Iran have the know-how to produce cryogenic engines?

 

[TruthSeeker]

IRANIAN SPACECRAFT

A fantasy. Pure and simple .....

 

[SOHEIL]

A fantasy. Pure and simple .....

& Problem ...

Not quite, try FOUR MONTHS. You export crude, ONLY. And if the U.S. or Israel HAS TO bomb Iran, it won't be anything like the little bit that Iraq did. You'd better find a car that runs on B.S. because that'll be the ONLY THING in Iran in abundance.




Iran Gasoline Imports Fall as Nation Adapts to Tighter Sanctions, GAO Says
By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
Bloomberg
Feb 1, 2012 2:26 PM ET

Iran has adapted to tightened sanctions by decreasing its dependence on imported refined petroleum products, as the U.S. stepped up penalties on foreign firms involved in Iran’s energy industry, according to two reports released today by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

“Iran has attempted to reduce its dependence on foreign refined petroleum products by reducing gasoline subsidies to its citizens in order to reduce demand, converting petrochemical facilities to produce gasoline, as well as expediting the construction of new refineries or the expansion of current refineries,” one report concluded, citing officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Energy.

The report said Iran’s imports of gasoline had declined from 130,000 barrels a day in 2009 to 50,000 barrels a day last year, according to Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.

The U.S. has imposed numerous sanctions on Iran, including legislation signed into law July 1, 2010, that provides for sanctions against foreign firms that engage in certain activities in Iran’s energy sector, including selling or providing Iran with refined petroleum.

Since the enactment of the July 2010 law, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sanctioned 13 foreign firms under the Iran Sanctions Act, two for investments in Iran’s energy sector and 11 for supplying Iran with refined petroleum products. The sanctions made 10 firms ineligible to receive U.S. government contracts, and the administration is in the process of listing the remaining three, the second report said.
Fewer Sellers

None of the 13 firms sanctioned by the State Department held U.S. government contracts, were registered for solicitations for contracts, or submitted an offer after the certification requirement went into effect, the report said.

Even so, the number of firms selling refined petroleum products to Iran has decreased in the last year, the GAO said, citing open-source reports.

Eleven of the 16 firms cited in a 2010 report were reported in open sources or indicated in letters to the GAO that they had ceased sales of refined petroleum products to Iran. The GAO report identified four foreign firms -- Petróleos de Venezuela SA, China Oil, Unipec, and Zhuhai Zhenrong -- as reported to have sold refined petroleum products to Iran between July 1, 2010, and December 31, 2011.

The U.S has steadily tightened sanctions on Iran over the past few years in an effort to hit Iran’s economy and pressure its leadership to abandon illicit elements of its nuclear program.

Iran’s Oil Income

The U.S., European allies and Israel accuse Iran of trying to acquire the ability to build nuclear weapons. Iran’s leaders say their program is solely for civilian energy and medical research.

Oil is Iran’s main source of income, supplying more than 50 percent of the national budget, according to International Monetary Fund figures. Oil provided the Persian Gulf nation $56 billion in the first seven months of 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

Crude for March delivery fell 84 cents a barrel to $97.64 at 2:06 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Iran, the second-largest oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries after Saudi Arabia, pumped about 3.545 million barrels of oil a day last month, a Bloomberg survey showed, and exported an average 2.58 million barrels a day in 2010, according to OPEC statistics.

The GAO reports were prepared for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

To contact the reporter on this story: Indira Lakshmanan in Washington at ilakshmanan@bloomberg.net

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