The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force purchased a remote-sensing satellite from China that it used to target U.S. forces during its war against the United States and Israel. The satellite was built and launched from China by a Chinese company, and then sold to the IRGC Aerospace Force after launch. To operate the satellite, the IRGC Aerospace Force was given access to ground-control stations operated by another Chinese firm. Iran may have used the satellite to collect targeting data for a March 14 strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia which damaged five U.S. refueling planes, as well as strikes on other U.S. bases in the region.