aims to fly astronauts by 2030 — Iran launches its 1st military satellite into orbit: reports A U.S. intelligence report released in July claimed that Iran's Simorgh rocket "probably would ...

Iran claims the Simorgh rocket carried a payload of 660 pounds, heavier than its previous successful launches.

A system that could change the orbit of a spacecraft would allow Iran to geo-synchronize the orbits of its satellites, a capability Tehran has long sought.It also carried the Fakhr-1 satellite for ...