Airforce Technology:

Iran has placed a second military satellite into orbit amid ongoing talks that seek to revive a previous nuclear deal between Tehran and major western powers.

According to the local Tasnim news agency, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force launched the Noor-II satellite into a low-Earth orbit.

The ‘homegrown’ satellite was launched using a Qassed rocket and placed into a 500km orbit above Earth. The three-stage Qased carried the satellite from a launch pad in Shahroud, Iran.

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