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Scheduled to transmit its first picture on May 16

First images from moon expected by May 15 or 16

Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and successfully reached orbit

Satellite, which Iran says serves for scientific observation, is part of programme that US describes as provocation

Cryogenic rocket engine technology that can extend the orbital period of rockets from a few hours to 30 days

Will help create and publish "emission inventories" of the CO2 output of various countries

In a blow to the country’s nascent attempts by private companies to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Last June, India set a national record after it successfully launched a rocket carrying 20 satellites