Iran successfully launches satellite in its programme criticised by West

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Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.

An Associated Press analysis of the video and other imagery later released suggested the launch happened at the Guard's launch pad on the outskirts of the city of Shahroud, some 350 kilometres (215 miles) east of the capital, Tehran.

Iran described the launch as the second such launch to put a satellite into orbit with the rocket.

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Published On: 2024-09-15 @ 08:23:13 (9 hours ago)

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