(AP) Amir Vahdat - Using a mobile launcher at a new launch site, Iran's Revolutionary Guard put the "Noor" (Light) satellite into a low orbit circling the Earth on Wednesday, marking the 41st anniversary of the founding of the Guard by Iran's late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. "Achieving this superior technology that takes us into space and expands the realm of our abilities is a strategic achievement," said Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of the Guard.
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