MNA � The Chairman of Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati congratulated the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps [IRGC] on the successful launch of �Noor-1� satellite and emphasized that enemies of the Islamic rRevolution should know that Iran�s armed forces will further disappoint you [enemies] more than ever.

The text of secretary of the Guardian Council is as follows:

Today, IRGC once again recorded another golden honor in the history of this land and territory and managed to place �Noor-1� satellite into the orbit successfully using Qassed [messenger] launcher.

This great honor has been achieved for the first time using a three-stage satellite launcher which has astonished enemies of the country and brought about happiness for friend countries. I myself congratulate this great achievement and honor to all.

The latest achievement of Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been reflected in international media outlets and received widespread media coverage.

The elite force of Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully launched the Noor-1 Satellite by the domestically-built launcher Qassed (messenger) on Wednesday morning and placed it into the orbit at an altitude of 425km. The launch of Noor-1 which is the Islamic Republic�s first military satellite was carried out on the anniversary of the establishment of the IRGC.

The IRGC�s satellite launch which is called by IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami as a great achievement for the elite force to monitor Earth from space has received mixed reactions from international media on Wednesday.