Iran says launches satellite rocket  

伊朗称发射人造卫星运载火箭

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired a domestically made satellite-carrier rocket on Wednesday, Iranian media said, a move likely to worry Western powers who fear Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb.

伊朗媒体宣布：周三，伊朗试发射自主研发的人造卫星运载火箭，此行动极有可能惹来西方大国的忧虑－－他们害怕德黑兰政府正在寻求建立核武器。

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking at a ceremony to unveil three new satellites and other space technology achievements, said the Islamic Republic hoped to send astronauts into space soon.

据报道总统马哈茂德·艾哈迈迪-内贾德在仪式上透露了三颗新卫星和其他方面所取得太空技术成就，称伊斯兰共和国希望能尽快发送宇航员到太空中。