Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced today that Iran has successfully launched its first military satellite into orbit. “Iran’s first military satellite, Noor, was launched this morning from the central desert of Iran. The launch was successful and the satellite reached orbit,” state TV said.
Sepah News, the news agency of the Revolutionary Guard published the following statement today:
"The satellite was launched by a two-phased carrier in central Iran earlier on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. It was put into orbit at an altitude of 425 kilometers from the earth’s surface. This is a major accomplishment in Iran’s space domain. The newly-launched military satellite is named “Noor” that means “light” in Persian. Iran has already made considerable progress in the field of aerospace and the development of non-military satellites."
This is the fifth attempt Iran takes at putting satellites in orbit; none of these previous attempts succeeded.
