Iran launches its first military satellite

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Iran has announced it successfully launched the country's first military reconnaissance satellite after months of failures, a programme the United States alleges is a cover for missile development. • The first satellite of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been successfully launched into orbit by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC], said the elite forces' official website on Wednesday. • It said the satellite - dubbed the Nour - was deployed from the Qassed two-stage launcher from the Markazi desert, a vast expanse in Iran's central plateau. • The satellite orbited the Earth at 425km [264 miles] , said the website. This action will be a great success and a new development in the field of space for Islamic Iran. • The IRGC called it the first military satellite ever launched by Tehran. It used a Ghased, or Messenger , satellite carrier to put the device into space, a previously unheard-of system. • As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and historically low oil prices, the missile launch may signal a new willingness to take risks by Iran. • • Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe • Follow us on Twitter: / ajenglish • Find us on Facebook: / aljazeera • Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ • #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #MilitarySatellite

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