Iran said it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a programme the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The Iranian Soraya satellite was placed in an orbit at some 750 kilometres above the Earth's surface. The Sorayya satellite was launched using a three-stage Qaem 100 rocket as part of the IRGC’s* space programme, IRNA reported. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency did not immediately acknowledge what the satellite did. However, telecommunications minister Isa Zarepour described the launch as having a 50-kilogram payload. Watch the video to find out how is Iran's nuclear satellite launch concerning for the West.
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