
Iran tests solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket
Tehran (AFP) Jan 14, 2022 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested last week a solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket, state media has reported quoting the force's aerospace commander as saying.
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