Iran launches new satellite-carrying rocket

Tehran (AFP) Feb 1, 2021

Iran's defence ministry on Monday said it has test launched a new satellite carrier with its "most powerful" solid-fuel engine to date, state TV reported. The test was "the first launch of the Zoljanah hybrid satellite carrier for sub-orbital testing", said Ahmad Hosseini, the spokesman for the ministry's space division. "This three-stage carrier can compete with the world's current carr