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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran’s IRGC successfully puts third imaging satellite into orbit

Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the aerospace division of the Revolutionary Guard, stands at the launch site of the first Nour by the IRGC in Semnan, Iran, on April 22, 2020 [WANA/Sepah News via Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully put a third satellite into orbit, according to officials.

Two officials confirmed on Wednesday that the aerospace division of the elite military force has put the third version of the imaging satellite Nour, which means “light” in Persian, into low orbit.

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