Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says it successfully tested the first suborbital stage of the three-stage Ghaem-100 satellite launch vehicle, Iranian state media reported on November 5. "The flight test of this satellite carrier with a solid-fueled engine...was successfully completed," the state news agency lRNA reported. To read the original Reuters story, click here.
Iran Says It Successfully Tests Satellite Launch Rocket
This satellite image by Maxar shows a launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center, southeast of Semnan, Iran, in June.