International Desk: Iran has successfully sent a satellite named Suraiya into the earth’s orbit. This is the first time that Iran has been able to send a satellite into the earth’s orbit 750 kilometers above the earth’s surface.
Through this, Iran set a new record for sending missiles into space. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC’s Aerospace Force, announced on Saturday that the Suraiya satellite was launched into space by the Qayem-One Hundred satellite carrier built with indigenous technology. News from Reuters and the BBC.
The Qaim-1 Hundred is Iran’s first three-stage solid-fueled rocket capable of carrying a payload of up to 100 kg, and it placed a research payload of approximately 50 kg into orbit on its third test launch.
IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, Iran Space Agency Chief Hassan Salarieh, and IRGC Space Department Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh were present at the satellite launch ceremony. The satellite has already started sending telemetry data.
