The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force successfully launched the Ghaem 100 launch vehicle into suborbital space, Mehr reported.

The test launch was conducted on Saturday in the presence of Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, and a group of military officials of the country.

The three-stage Ghaem 100 solid-propellant launcher is capable of launching satellites weighing 80 kg into an orbit 500 km from the earth's surface.

In the near future, the Nahid satellite will be launched with the Ghaem 100 solid-propellant satellite launcher.

The IRGC launched Iran's first Noor-I military satellite in April 2020. In March, the IRGC Air Force launched its second military satellite, dubbed Noor-II, into Earth orbit. The satellite was launched using a three-stage satellite launcher called Qassed.

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has expressed dissatisfaction with the launch of the Iranian launch vehicle, saying that these kinds of launches lead to destabilization of the situation. TASS quoted the State Department press service as saying that the United States fears the space launch vehicle development program could be used for launches of nuclear warheads. According to the State Department, the test launches of Iranian missiles contradict UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which calls on Iran not to undertake any activities related to ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.