{"id":33239,"date":"2024-01-29T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/29\/iran-launches-3-satellites-amid-tensions-over-ballistic-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:37:50","slug":"iran-launches-3-satellites-amid-tensions-over-ballistic-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2024\/01\/29\/iran-launches-3-satellites-amid-tensions-over-ballistic-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran launches 3 satellites amid tensions over ballistic missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran\u2019s ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel\u2019s continued war <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/israel-hamas-war\">on Hamas in the Gaza Strip<\/a>, sparking fears of a regional conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/video\/2024\/01\/12\/unpacking-the-iran-houthi-dynamic-expert-explains-irans-influence\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/video-poster-cef8c989-14b6-407d-a25c-ce04cc235ece.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Unpacking the Iran-Houthi dynamic: Expert explains Iran\u2019s influence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">American Enterprise Institute\u2019s Middle East expert Nick Carl speaks to Defense News Weekly<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Iran has not intervened militarily in the conflict, it has faced increased pressure within its theocracy for action after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kerman-us-warning-isisk-bombings-bcb47f04165b3eb7b9bc7b4868c8399c\">a deadly Islamic State suicide bombing earlier this month<\/a> and as proxy groups like <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthi-red-sea-israel-hamas-war-attacks-f36fc8911e069a5b4dbc4d9e67f31e50\">Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels conduct attacks<\/a> linked to the war. A drone attack Sunday claimed by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-american-service-members-killed-jordan-iran-5cb774fd835a558d840ae91263037489\">killed three U.S. troops and wounded at least 25 others in Jordan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage released by Iranian state television showed a nighttime launch for the Simorgh rocket. An Associated Press analysis of the footage showed that it took place at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24028267885131.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show Simorgh, or &#8220;Phoenix,&#8221; satellite carrier before being launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran&#8217;s rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran&#8217;s ballistic missiles. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe roar of the Simorgh (rocket) resonated in our country\u2019s sky and infinite space,\u201d said Abbas Rasooli, a state TV reporter, in the footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State TV named the launched satellites Mahda, Kayhan-2 and Hatef-1. It described the Mahda as a research satellite, while the Kayhan and the Hatef were nanosatellites focused on global positioning and communication respectively. Iran\u2019s Information and Communications Technology Minister Isa Zarepour said the Mahda had already sent signals back to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been five failed launches in a row for the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/space-launches-business-europe-vienna-tehran-328de0d544eb750117c902883d162771\">Simorgh program<\/a>, a satellite-carrying rocket. The Simorgh, or \u201cPhoenix,\u201d rocket failures have been part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-united-nations-iran-middle-east-business-f9ab572d6eab6bccd93c0c8796fd2702\">series of setbacks in recent years<\/a> for Iran\u2019s civilian space program, including fatal fires and a launchpad rocket explosion that <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/middle-east-donald-trump-ap-top-news-tehran-international-news-ab9a3c287e054a7b9b4734938d1ae587\">drew the attention of former U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The footage showed the rocket launched Sunday bore the slogan \u201cWe Can\u201d in Farsi, likely referring to the previous failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Simorgh is a two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket the Iranians described as being designed to place satellites into a low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the U.S. intelligence community\u2019s 2023 worldwide threat assessment said the development of satellite launch vehicles \u201cshortens the timeline\u201d for Iran to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile because it uses similar technology. That report specifically cites the Simorgh as a possible dual-use rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has previously said Iran\u2019s satellite launches defy a U.N. Security Council resolution and called on Tehran to undertake no activity involving ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. U.N. sanctions related to Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program expired last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Iran\u2019s relatively moderate former President Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic Republic slowed its space program for fear of raising tensions with the West. However, in the time since, the 2015 nuclear deal Rouhani shepherded with world powers has collapsed and tensions have been boiling for years with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran--president-elect-ebrahim-raisi-biden-63db1fbbdb1ff9fe40aca40f3f8046a2\">Hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who came to power in 2021, has pushed the program forward. Meanwhile, Iran enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96\">enough material for several atomic bombs<\/a>, though U.S. intelligence agencies and others assess Tehran has not begun actively seeking a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemned an Iranian satellite launch on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-satellite-launch-mideast-tensions-israel-palestinians-gaza-b2d8d654c24cf588acaa8228229a0415\">Jan. 20<\/a>, similarly calling it capable of helping Iran develop long-range ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have longstanding concerns over Iran\u2019s activity related to ballistic missile technologies that are capable of delivering nuclear weapons,\u201d the countries said. \u201cThese concerns are reinforced by Iran\u2019s continued nuclear escalation beyond all credible civilian justification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tehran maintains the largest arsenal of ballistic missiles in the Mideast, in part due to decades of sanctions following its 1979 Islamic Revolution and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-6149da2418b140c2b1d5b0ca5779bac5\">U.S. Embassy hostage crisis<\/a> blocking it from advanced fighter jets and other weapon systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military did not respond to requests for comment Sunday. However, it has quietly acknowledged the Jan. 20 launch conducted by the country\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Department said it was aware of the reports of the satellite launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have long made clear our concern that Iran\u2019s space launch vehicle programs provide a pathway to expand its longer-range missile systems,\u201d the State Department said. \u201cWe continue to use a variety of nonproliferation tools, in coordination with our allies and partners, to counter the further advancement of Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile on Sunday, the United Kingdom\u2019s Defense Ministry acknowledged one of its warships shot down a drone launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen. The HMS Diamond shot down the drone with its Sea Viper missile system in the Red Sea, causing no damage or injuries, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese intolerable and illegal attacks are completely unacceptable and it is our duty to protect the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,\u201d the Defense Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Houthis did not acknowledge the attack. The rebels have said U.S. and British ships are now targets in their campaign of attacks that they say is aimed at pressuring Israel to stop the war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 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