Iran unveiled a new short-range missile called Thunder on Sunday and launched a ...
DUBAI - Iran unveiled a new short-range missile called Thunder on Sunday and launched a satellite named Victory which failed to reach orbit.
Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said the satellite launch had not gone as planned. State television said Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is in charge of the country’s missile program, had unveiled the new missile, called Raad-500, Farsi for Thunder.The first picture the satellite had been due to transmit to state media would have been of Soleimani, Azari-Jahromi told state TV.
State television said the Raad-500 missile was half the weight of a similar missile, the Fateh-110, but its range was about 200 km more and it could be powered by a new generation of engines designed to put satellites into orbit.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted the satellite launch had failed and said Israel was continuing to curb Iranian military reach.
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