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Iran sends a rocket designed to carry satellites into a suborbital test flight

IRAN, JUL 21 – Iran tested new space technologies with the Ghased rocket to enhance satellite functions amid Western concerns over ballistic missile development, state media reported.

  • Iran conducted a suborbital test of its satellite-carrying rocket on July 21, 2025, as reported by state media.
  • The test aimed to assess new technologies in Iran's space industry, according to the official IRNA news agency.
  • The program is viewed by the West as enhancing Tehran's ballistic missile capabilities.
  • Iran tested a satellite-carrying rocket with a suborbital flight on July 21, marking its first test since the ceasefire after a 12-day war between Israel and Iran.
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Iran sends a rocket designed to carry satellites into a suborbital test flight

Iran's state news agency says the country has tested one of its satellite carrying rockets with a suborbital flight.

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