IRGC Successfully Launches Satellite-Carrier Rocket
November 07 2022
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully launched a satellite carrier missile, reports the state-affiliated Tasnim news agency (Tehran).
On Saturday, the indigenously produced Qaem-100 rocket was successfully launched. The three-stage Qaem-100 can carry satellites weighing up to 180 pounds (80 kg) into orbits up to 310 miles (500 km) above the Earth.
The domestically developed Rafe solid-propellant engine used in the first stage of the rocket operated...
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