Tasnim � Iranian President�s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi described the IRGC�s successful launch of a military satellite into the orbit as a �golden page� in the history of the country�s space program.

�The successful launch of Noor (Light) Satellite into the orbit 425 kilometers above Earth�s surface added another golden page to the honors of our youths and scientists active in the field of space,� Vaezi wrote on his Instagram page.

He further hailed both the satellite and three-stage satellite launcher as �national achievements� and signs of progress in Iran�s space knowledge.

The IRGC successfully put Noor (light) into orbit on Wednesday morning. The homegrown satellite was launched with a three-stage satellite carrier, dubbed Qassed (messenger), from a launchpad in Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in central Iran.

Speaking on the launch, IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami said, �Today, we can observe the world from space,� congratulating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the Iranian people on the Islamic Establishment�s achievement.