Noor 2 (satellite)

The Nour 2 satellite (also spelled Noor 2, Persian: ماهواره نور, lit. 'Light') callsign "NOUR 02" or "NOOR 02", is an Iranian military satellite, which was launched to orbit on 8 March 2022.[1] The Nour 2 satellite was lifted into space by the three-stage launcher Qased, or "Messenger". The satellite was placed into orbit at an altitude of 500 km.[2] Before, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) launched Nour 1 satellite to space on 22 April 2020 by the three-stage launcher Qased.[3] The Nour 1 had reached an orbit of 425 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.[4]

  1. ^ "Iran puts second military satellite into orbit". Reuters. 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Report: Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite". Al Jazeera. 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ Global News (22 April 2020). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards say it launched country's first military satellite into orbit". Corus.
  4. ^ "Iran Says It Launched a Military Satellite Into Orbit". The New York Times. 22 April 2022.