Iran Sends a Rocket Designed to Carry Satellites into a Suborbital Test Flight

July 21, 2025

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Associated Press

Iran tested its Ghased (Qased) satellite carrier rocket with a suborbital flight. It was the first Iranian test of a space launch vehicle (SLV) since the brief war between Iran and Israel in June. The Ghased SLV was developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and first unveiled in 2020.