Iran Reports New Satellite Launch Amid High Regional Tensions
World,Middle East,Iran,Space,Satellites
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Iranian state media shared footage purporting to show the rocket lifting off from a mobile launcher on Saturday morning.
Iranian Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of the IRGC, described the launch as a success in a statement he shared with state media. The Iranian state media publications further reported the Chamran 1 satellite had begun to broadcast signals on Saturday.
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