TEHRAN, May 11 (NNN-TASNIM) – An Iranian army general said on Sunday that, the recent launch of Noor 1 satellite, by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), is a prelude to the “shift in the balance of power” in favour of Iran.
The launch of the homegrown Noor 1 satellite, amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, shows the Iranian army is playing a role in the battle with COVID-19, said Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Hossein Baqeri.
“The great and historical achievement (by launching the satellite) marked a big intelligence defeat and scandal” for the enemies of Iran, particularly for the United States, he noted.
On Sunday, the IRGC announced its plan to launch satellites into a geosynchronous equatorial orbit, 36,000 km above the Earth.
On Apr 22, the IRGC announced the launch of Iran’s first military satellite Noor 1 into space, by the satellite carrier Qased, from the central desert region of the country, saying the satellite “successfully” reached the 425 km orbit above the Earth.– NNN-TASNIM