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Russia Launches Iranian Satellite into Orbit

A Russian rocket carried the Iranian-built satellite into orbit from a commercial launch facility in the far-east province of Amur.
Russia Launches Iranian Satellite into Orbit
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasts off at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 125 miles from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this photo released on Feb. 29, 2024. Roscosmos space corporation via AP
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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A Russian rocket has launched an Iranian telecommunications satellite into orbit—the fifth such launch since 2022.

The Soyuz rocket, designed during the Cold War, carried Iran’s Nahid-2 satellite into orbit on July 25, from a commercial launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s eastern Amur province.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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