An Iranian military satellite, mounted on a domestically-built rocket, was sent into space by the air arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday. The device is said to be the first of its kind in the country.
Called Qassed, the two-stage rocket blasted off on Wednesday from an undisclosed location in “the central desert,” with the Noor 1 satellite on board. It remains to be seen whether the launch has been completely successful, although state media said the satellite reached an altitude of 425km.
FILE PHOTO © Iranian Defense Ministry / AFP
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps oversaw the launch, which was timed to mark the elite group’s anniversary, according to Mehr news agency. The IRGC’s Aerospace Forces have an array of long-range missiles and satellite launch vehicles developed by Iran’s rocket industry.
It seems to be the second space-bound launch since February of this year. At that time, Iran reported that it had successfully put a communications satellite – called Zafar 1 – into orbit. However, the Defense Ministry later revealed that the device’s speed had been too low to actually reach orbit.
It's about time and all respect to the nation under US sanctions for decades now capable of manufacturing and launching their own satellite into orbit while the US spy agencies are still wondering what happened and whether true, and it needed a space tracking agency to show them evidence it was real... What a glory for Iran and what a shame for the USA and its spies and stooges.
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I mean it's fair game, after all, they are animals, only animals protect child rapists...
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