# Iran claims it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space.

*aerospace · news · 2023-09-27 · Vancouver Is Awesome*

## Key points

- Iran claims to have launched the Noor-3 imaging satellite into a 450-kilometer orbit.
- The Revolutionary Guard, not Iran's regular armed forces, carried out the recent satellite launch.
- There was no immediate confirmation of the satellite launch from Western officials or the U.S. military.
- U.S. intelligence says Iran's satellite launch vehicles might shorten its path to ICBM capability.

**Countries:** United Arab Emirates, Iran, United States

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