Iran has put imaging satellite in space, says minister

A Noor-3 satellite was launched from an undisclosed location (IRIB via AP)

Iran has successfully put an imaging satellite in space, a minister said, in a move that could raise tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.

Communication minister Isa Zarepour told the state-run IRNA news agency that the Noor-3 satellite was put in an orbit 280 miles above the Earth’s surface.