Israel Launches Advanced Spy Satellite

In this undated file handout picture made available by the Israel Aerospace Industries, scientists at an undisclosed location in Israel examine the TESCAR satellite that was reportedly launched Monday Jan. 21, 2008. Israel launched the advanced spy satellite, weighing some 660 pounds, and will be able to track events in Iran, the country it considers its top foe, even at night and in cloudy weather, Israeli defense officials said. Israel has backed U.S. efforts to get the international community to intensify sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program. Israeli and Indian experts cooperated to launch the satellite with an Indian rocket from southeastern India, IAI said. (AP Photo/ Israel Aerospace Industries/HO)