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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ghaem 100, Iran’s first three-stage launch vehicle, will be able to place satellites weighing 80 kg (180 pounds) in an orbit 500 km (300 miles) from the earth’s surface, IRNA said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Launchers or Launch Vehicles are used to carry spacecraft to space. India has three active operational launch vehicles: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (LVM3).

Detailed explanation-3: -It was developed by the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) for the Iranian Space Agency. The AIO had beaten the IRGC to the punch. The IRGC’s all-solid rocket, the Ghaem-100, finally arrived in November 2022 and is superior in some ways to the Zuljanah.

Detailed explanation-4: -SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations .

Detailed explanation-5: -The satellite Rohini was the first satellite to be launched by an Indian satellite launching vehicle SLV-3. It was launched in 1980.