Iran Conducts Qased Suborbital Launch

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Iran's Qased launch vehicle, picture here in February 2025.

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Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel that left much of its air defense and some other military infrastructure in tatters. The launch took place July 20, the Iranian Space Agency said, which...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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