Iran Says First Indigenous Satellite Launched Successfully

Iran says it successfully orbited its first homegrown satellite using a Safir-2 rocket on Feb. 2. According to Globalsecurity.org, U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has detected two new objects in space following the launch, occupying a 245 kilometer by 378 kilometer orbit inclined 55.5 degrees...

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