What is Chamran-1 Research Satellite?

About Chamran-1 Research Satellite:

• It is an Iranian research satellite designed and manufactured by Iranian engineers at Iran Electronics Industries (SAIran), a defense ministry subsidiary, in collaboration with the Aerospace Research Institute and several private firms.
• It was put into orbit at an altitude of 550 kilometers (341 miles) above the Earth’s surface onboard a homegrown Ghaem-100 space launch vehicle (SLV).
  • The Ghaem-100 rocket, which carried the latest satellite, is manufactured by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • It is Iran’s first three-stage solid-fuel satellite launcher.
• Weighing approximately 60 kilograms, the primary mission of the Chamran-1 is to test hardware and software systems for orbital maneuver technology validation.
• The satellite also has secondary tasks, including assessing the performance of cold gas propulsion subsystems in space systems, and performance evaluation of navigation and attitude control subsystems.

Q1: What is Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the most powerful branch of the Iranian armed forces, independent of Iran’s regular army and accountable only to the Office of the Supreme Leader. It was established by Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s first leader (1979–89), and strengthened under the presidency of Ali Khamenei (1981–89) during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88).The IRGC consists of an army, a navy, an air force, and an intelligence wing.

Source: Iran launches new research satellite into orbit