Iran Revolutionary Guard Says Country’s First Military Satellite "Successfully Place in Orbit"
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RADIO FARDA
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said the country's first military satellite has successfully been placed in orbit.
Sepah News, the news agency of the Revolutionary Guard, on Wednesday morning reported that Noor (light) satellite was launched by Ghased (Messenger) satellite carrier in the early hours of April 22 from a location in the central desert of Iran. According to Sepah News the military satellite is now orbiting 425 kilometers (264 miles) away from the earth.