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Iran's 1st satellite successfully put into orbit by IRGC

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Wed / 22 April 2020 / 12:20

Tehran (ISNA) – Iran's first satellite was successfully put on orbit on Wednesday by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps.

Iran's first military satellite called "Noor" (Light) was put into an orbit located 425 kilometres above the Earth's surface via a two-stage carrier called Qassed.

This is a great achievement and a new development for Iran in aerospace field.

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