The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported.

The Samān-1 transfer module, along with a CubeSat and a research payload ‘were successfully placed in an elliptical orbit with a high point of 410 km (255 miles) and a low point of 300 km,’ said the broadcast.

The launch comes as the United States and European countries claim Iran is transferring ballistic missiles to Russia that would be likely used in its war with Ukraine within weeks. Iran has denied this…”