IRGC launches satellite carrier

November 5, 2022 - 17:55

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force has successfully launched the Qaem-100 satellite carrier, which is built by Iranian scientists.

Qaem-100 uses a solid-propellant engine and can carry satellites weighing 80 kg into an orbit of 500 kilometers away from the Earth.

Qaem-100 three-stage satellite carrier is going to be employed for the launch of Nahid, a satellite manufactured by the Iranian Ministry of Information and Communications Technology in the near future, according to Tasnim.

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