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New Iranian NERA Satlink Identified

SUMMARY

An operator of the RAINFALL program discovered a new satellite signal coming from Iran. After two different NSA departments analyzed data from the signal, they discovered it was a NERA Satlink network for digital video broadcasting. They guess that the signal may be used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) or the Iranian government.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Nov 28, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

May 29, 2019

TAGS

Iran