Iran launches solid fueled rocket ‘Zuljanah’ into space

Tags: Science and Technology

Iran has launched a solid fuel rocket named 'Zuljana' into space.

• It is a 25.5 metre tall rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kg.

• This satellite carrier is designed to reach low Earth orbit.

• This will help collect data in low-Earth orbit and encourage Iran's space industry.

• The rocket uses solid fuel in the first two stages while in the third stage it uses liquid fuel.

• Iranian experts first tested the Zuljana satellite carrier rocket in 2012, a powerful engine powered by solid fuel.

• Zuljana is named after the horse of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

• About Iran

• Iran is a country located in the southwest section of Jambudweep (Asia). It was known as Persia (Persia) till 1935.

• Iran was declared an Islamic republic in 1979.

• Iran's economy is mainly dependent on oil and natural gas exports.

• Iran is the largest country in the world in terms of natural gas reserves.

• Capital- Tehran

• President - Ibrahim Raisi

• Currency - Iranian Rial