3 minutes agoIran sends military satellite into orbit, fierce protest America
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Iran has claimed to have sent its first military satellite into orbit, thus increasing more tensions with the US at a time when the two countries are facing tensions and harassment in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops (IRGC) said the satellite called “Noor” (Light) was 425 miles high in orbit, [...]
Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops (IRGC) said the satellite called “Noor” (Light) was 1,55 miles high in orbit after a successful launch. Iran had launched its first civilian satellite in 2009.
This came just a day after US President Donald Trump publicly threatened Iran by ordering the U.S. Navy to listen to and destroy any Iranian warships that harassed American ships at sea”, following an incident, writes The Guardian, translates Periscope.
The Pentagon had said it was still early to say that the launch of the Iranian satellite had been successful but the American Aerospace Protection Command issued a new code setting for a new object in orbit that was presented with what the Iranians described.
I think this confirms that Iranian satellite has successfully arrived in orbit,” said Jonathan McDowell, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
According to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos, launching this military satellite violated the UN Security Council resolution. /Periscope
