It is unclear when exactly the rocket was launched, though state media reported that it was successful.
It is unclear when the rocket was launched, though state media reported that it was successful, per AP.
Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson Ahmad Hosseini said the satellite carrier, which can gather information in low-Earth orbit, would be essential to promoting Iran's space industry, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, per AP. Iran maintains that its rocket and satellite launches don't have a military purpose, though the U.S. believes they violate a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for Iran to desist from any activities involving ballistic missile that could deliver nuclear weapons.
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