Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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NTI: nti.org/newsroom
CNS: Jessica Varnum (jvarnum@middlebury.edu)

After years of extensive construction and renovation, Iran inaugurated the official reopening of the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Center on July 27th 2017 with its claimed successful launch of the new Simorgh Satellite Launch Vehicle.

For more information, visit the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Imam Khomeini Space Center page: nti.org/facilities/313