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Noor satellite (Persian: ماهواره نور) is an Iranian military satellite, which was launched in orbit on 22 April 2020. According to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the launch of "Noor satellite" done from the central desert of Iran; it also mentioned that this satellite had reached an orbit of 425 kilometer above the surface of the Earth.^[1]

The mentioned satellite is said to be the first Iranian military satellite,^[2]^[3] and is 100% made in Iran (plus all of its technology). The meaning of its name (Noor) is "light", and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps applied a Ghasad satellite carrier in order to launch the satellite into space.^[4]

References

^ Iran launches military satellite into space amid US tensions euronews.com Retrieved 22 April 2020
^ Iran's Guards say launched first military satellite into orbit reuters.com Retrieved 22 April 2020
^ IRGC mentioned about the first successful launching of military satellite bbc.com Retrieved 22 April 2020
^ Noor satellite, world reactions iribnews.ir Retrieved 22 April 2020

[1] Iran launches military satellite into space amid US tensions euronews.com Retrieved 22 April 2020

[2] Iran's Guards say launched first military satellite into orbit reuters.com Retrieved 22 April 2020

[3] IRGC mentioned about the first successful launching of military satellite bbc.com Retrieved 22 April 2020

[4] Noor satellite, world reactions iribnews.ir Retrieved 22 April 2020

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