Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force successfully launched the homegrown imaging satellite Noor 3 into orbit on Wednesday morning.
The satellite was launched by satellite carrier Qased (Messenger) and was placed into low Earth orbit (LEO) 450 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
“With the efforts of IRGC Aerospace Force specialists, a few moments ago, the Noor 3 imaging satellite was successfully placed into a 450 km orbit of the earth with the Iranian Qased satellite carrier,” Minister of Communications and Information Technology Issa Zarepour said via X, formerly known as Twitter.
“I congratulate all [Iranian] people, those active in the country’s space industry, and the IRGC’s space experts for this success. God willing, this year will be a fruitful year for the country’s space industry,” he added.
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