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December 6, 2024, Semnan, Iran: Iran's two-stage Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier before blasting off from the Imam Khomeini spaceport in Semnan, central Iran. On 06 December 2024, Iran launched a satellite and a space tug into space using a domestically developed rocket. The Iranian orbital transfer module Saman-1, a CubeSat, and a research payload were successfully sent into space from the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal, southeast of Semnan, using a Simorgh launcher. (Credit Image: © Iranian Defense Ministry/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)
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