{"id":33785,"date":"2023-09-27T12:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/27\/iran-says-it-successfully-launched-imaging-satellite\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:41:35","slug":"iran-says-it-successfully-launched-imaging-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/09\/27\/iran-says-it-successfully-launched-imaging-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says it successfully launched imaging satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran claimed on Wednesday that it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Communication Minister Isa Zarepour said the Noor-3 satellite had been put in an orbit 450 kilometers (280 miles) above the Earth\u2019s surface, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It was not clear when exactly the launch took place.<\/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\/opinion\/2023\/09\/26\/deterrence-in-space-requires-more-than-silentbarkers-eyes\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Global-satellite-connections.jpg.jpg?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\">Deterrence in space requires more than SilentBarker\u2019s eyes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If the U.S. is serious about deterrence in space, it must be serious about building the war-winning space forces capable of achieving space superiority.<\/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\">There was no immediate acknowledgment from Western officials of the launch or of the satellite being put into orbit. The U.S. military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Iran has had a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/space-launches-technology-science-business-iran-4ed71f17a612e8aef2c9b58af4538183\">series of failed launches<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent launch was carried out by Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which has had more success. Gen. Hossein Salami, the top commander of the Guard, told state TV that the launch had been a \u201cvictory\u201d and that the satellite will collect data and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities released footage of a rocket taking off from a mobile launcher without saying where the launch occurred. Details in the video corresponded with a Guard base near Shahroud, some 330 kilometers northeast of the capital, Tehran. The base is in Semnan province, which hosts the Imam Khomeini Spaceport from which Iran\u2019s civilian space program operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard operates its own space program and military infrastructure parallel to Iran\u2019s regular armed forces and answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-israel-persian-gulf-tensions-tehran-international-news-0b45baa8a846f55e058e98905e290ce5\">launched its first satellite into space<\/a> in April 2020. But the head of the U.S. Space Command later dismissed it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/space-launches-technology-science-business-iran-4ed71f17a612e8aef2c9b58af4538183\">\u201ctumbling webcam in space\u201d<\/a> that would not provide vital intelligence. Western sanctions bar Iran from importing advanced spying technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has alleged that Iran\u2019s satellite launches defy a U.N. Security Council resolution and has called on Tehran to undertake no activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. intelligence community\u2019s 2022 threat assessment claims the development of satellite launch vehicles \u201cshortens the timeline\u201d for Iran to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile because it uses similar technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2943\" height=\"1962\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg 2943w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23270361968002.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2943px) 100vw, 2943px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This frame grab from video aired by Iranian state television on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, shows what Iran&#8217;s Communication Minister Isa Zarepour said is a Noor-3 satellite being launched from an undisclosed location, in Iran. Iran claimed on Wednesday that it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons. (IRIB via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has always denied seeking nuclear weapons, and says its space program, like its nuclear activities, is for purely civilian purposes. U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency say Iran abandoned an organized military nuclear program in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past decade, Iran has sent several short-lived satellites into orbit and in 2013 launched a monkey into space. The program has seen recent troubles, however. 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>, another satellite-carrying rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fire at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in February 2019 killed three researchers, authorities said at the time. A launchpad rocket explosion later that year drew the attention of then-President Donald Trump, who <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/middle-east-donald-trump-ap-top-news-tehran-international-news-ab9a3c287e054a7b9b4734938d1ae587\">taunted Iran with a tweet<\/a> showing what appeared to be a U.S. surveillance photo of the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions are already high with Western nations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, which has steadily advanced since Trump five years ago withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers and restored crippling sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to revive the agreement reached an impasse more than a year ago. Since then, the IAEA has said Iran has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons grade levels to build <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96\">\u201cseveral\u201d nuclear weapons<\/a> if it chooses to do so. Iran is also building a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-natanz-uranium-enrichment-underground-project-04dae673fc937af04e62b65dd78db2e0\">new underground nuclear facility<\/a> that would likely be impervious to U.S. or Israeli airstrikes. Both countries have said they would take military action if necessary to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has expressed willingness to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, but says the U.S. should first <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-un-nuclear-sanctions-us-talks-1b5d5f3ab4fc39390a7876dfb09418ac\">ease the sanctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S.has alleged that Iran\u2019s satellite launches defy a UN Security Council 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