Iran has sent a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' aerospace division, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on September 14. The report said the Chamran-1 satellite has a weight of 60 kilograms and successfully reached a 550-kilometer orbit in space. In January, Iran said it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket. The United States has previously said Iran’s satellite launches defy a UN Security Council resolution and called on Tehran to undertake no activity involving ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. UN sanctions related to Iran’s ballistic missile program expired last October.
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