On this day in 2011, Iran launched satellite Rasad-1 into orbit around Earth. The imaging satellite was sent into a 162-mile orbit by an Iranian Safir rocket. Full story: https://trib.al/7MDls02 | Space.com

On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit. Discover More Space History 👉 https://trib.al/pwHBEML Dong Fang Hong I was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dong Fang Hong space satellite program. It lifted off on a Long March I rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The name "Dong Fang Hong" translates to "The East is Red." This was also the name of a Chinese song glorifying Chairman Mao, and it was China's u