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Iran said it has conducted a satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.
The Soraya satellite was placed in an orbit at 750 kilometers (466 miles) above the Earth's surface with a three-stage rocket, the state-run IRNA news agency said.