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Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by West

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian Defence Ministry on December 6, 2024 shows Iran’s two-stage Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier being launched from a platform at the Imam Khomeini spaceport in city of Semnan. – Iran on December 4 successfully launched on its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug, using…

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Amid Middle East Tensions, Iran Launches Heaviest Space Payload Into Orbit

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Tehran: Iran successfully launched on Friday its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug, using a domestically developed satellite carrier, official media reported. Weighing 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds), the payload consisted of the Fakhr-1 telecommunications satellite and the Saman-1 space tug, according to state television. The Saman-1 is an “orbital transmission…

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