Rocket Launch
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India conducts flight test of long range land cruse missile
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – India on Tuesday successfully carried out the maiden flight test of a Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile from an integrated test range off the coast of Odisha.
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‘Show respect to Iran, don’t use language of sanctions’
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Embassy in London, in a statement, called on adversaries to “address the Islamic Republic with respect not through the language of sanctions.”
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VIDEO: Moment when Chamran-1 satellite is put into Orbit
The solid-fuel, three-stage rocket put the Chamran-1 satellite, weighing 60 kilograms (132 pounds), into a 550-kilometer (340-mile) orbit, state media reported.
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SpaceX launches world's 1st-ever private spacewalk
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The four-person Polaris Dawn mission launched early on Tuesday morning with the goal of making some spaceflight history.
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North Korea tests multiple rocket launch system
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – North Korea carried out a test-firing of a new multiple rocket launch system on Tuesday, its ruling Workers' Party newspaper reported.
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VIDEO: Moment Chinese rocket crashes after unexpected launch
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – A Chinese space rocket blasted off without warning during a test of its engines and crashed into a mountain in a fiery explosion, according to dramatic footage captured by onlookers.
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Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – A rocket stage test firing by Chinese commercial company Space Pioneer ended in catastrophic failure and a dramatic explosion Sunday.
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Iran to conduct two major satellite launches in coming weeks
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iran is set to conduct two significant satellite launches in the coming weeks, according to Hassan Salariyeh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
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Hamas launches rocket fire towards central occupied lands
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Local media reported Sunday a new rocket barrage fired by the Hamas resistance movement at central occupied lands
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Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a "significant change" for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way.
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China rocket blasts off for far side of Moon
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, in what is being billed a world first.
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China launches commercial Lijian 1 Y3 carrier rocket
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – China on Tuesday launched the Lijian 1 Y3 carrier rocket with five satellites onboard.
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China launches Zhuque-2 carrier rocket
TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – China successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday.
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China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – China has just broken its own national record for satellites launched by a single rocket and launched 41 satellites.
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IRGC tests indigenous rocket with thermobaric warhead
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has successfully test-launched a domestically-manufactured rocket equipped with a thermobaric warhead.
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VIDEO: Elon Musk rocket blows up minutes after launch
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within minutes in a test flight that its makers.
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Russia launches Soyuz rocket carrying military satellite
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – According to the Russian defense ministry, the country has launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a military satellite into space.
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NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch for second time
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – NASA called off its latest attempt to launch the groundbreaking Artemis 1 moon rocket on Saturday after failing to stem a fuel leak discovered during tanking, media have reported
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North Korea fires multiple artillery shots, South Korea says
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – North Korea on Sunday fired multiple artillery shots between 8:07 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. local time, South Korea's military said.