Iran Successfully Launches First-Ever Military Satellite: Revolutionary Guard

Amidst the heightened tensions between Iran And the US, Iran successfully launches its first military satellite into orbit.

“Iran’s first military satellite, Noor, was launched this morning from central Iran in two stages. The launch was successful and the satellite reached orbit,” state TV said.

On Wednesday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards force confirms that a “Messenger” satellite carrier was used to launch the Noor (light) satellite. However, there is no revelation about which technology is used.

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On its official website, the Guard said the satellite successfully reached an orbit of 425 kilometers (264 miles) above the Earth’s surface. The Guard called it the first military satellite ever launched by Tehran.

More so the guard said that the three-stage satellite launch took off from Iran’s Central Desert. However, without elaborating or saying when exactly the launch took place.

Noticeably, the launch comes at a time of high tension with the United States. Also, months after top military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Jan. 3.

Noor was now orbiting 425km above the Earth’s surface, the Guards said on their website.

Furthermore, TV footage shows the satellite carrier was inscribed with a verse of the Qur’an. “Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, as we could never have done it by our own efforts”.

Iran has suffered several failed satellite launches in recent months. The latest came in February, when Iran failed to put its Zafar 1 communications satellite into orbit.

However, that failure came after two failed launches of the Payam and Doosti satellites last year. As well as a launchpad rocket explosion in August. A separate fire at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in February 2019 also killed three researchers, authorities said at the time.

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