Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches its second satellite into space as world powers await Tehran's decision the nuclear deal
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched its first Noor satellite in 2020, revealing to the world it ran its own space program.
However, it came as Iran’s top diplomat at the monthslong talks suddenly flew home late Monday for consultations, a sign of the growing pressure on Tehran as the negotiations appear to be nearing their end. Noor means “light” in Farsi. The Guard launched its first Noor satellite in 2020, revealing to the world it ran its own space program.The head of the US Space Command later dismissed the satellite as “a tumbling webcam in space” that wouldn’t provide Iran vital intelligence – though it showed Tehran’s ability to successfully get into orbit after a series of setbacks.