Iran stated that "successfully" launched a new military satellite nour 3

The Western countries have repeatedly expressed concerns about Iran's space programs, since the same technology can be used to create ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. In the Iranian Corps of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Quir) stated that a new Nour-3 military satellite was successfully launched in orbit.

According to Iran's Telecommunications Minister Iran Zawepur, "as part of the plans to expand the use of satellites in research and management activities" Nour 3 went out into orbit 450 km from the ground. IRNA reported this on September 27. The minister said that the satellite was withdrawn with a three-stage Qassed missile, which also launched the nour-2 predecessors in the orbit of the NUR-222 and Nour-1 2020 predecessors.

The launch of the satellite was carried out by the aerospace wing of the corps, after which the commander of KSIR Hossein Salami stated in an interview with state television that the new satellite would provide a higher resolution of the pictures than his predecessors and enable the Guards to "meet their needs. " "I congratulate the people, those who work carefully in the aerospace sector of the country, and the Kviri aerospace sector," the minister said.

It should be noted that the United States has repeatedly warned Iran against such launches, arguing that the same technology can be used to create ballistic missiles, in particular intended for the delivery of nuclear warheads. Other Western countries expressed similar fears, but Iran argues that it does not seek nuclear weapons and that satellite and missile launches are exclusively for civil and defense purposes.