Iran launched three satellites simultaneously amid regional conflicts that involve what Western governments say are Iranian-backed militia groups.
Iran's Secretariat of the Government Information Council announced the launch in a statement Monday (Jan. 29). The satellites were launched atop one of the nation's Simorgh rockets and reached low Earth orbit, with each satellite's altitude ranging between 280 miles (450 kilometers) and 680 miles (1,110 km), according to the statement.
