IAF Decimates Tehran’s Space Command and ‘Killer Satellite’ Labs
In a Significant Strike in the Heart of Tehran: IDF Destroyed Terror Regime Center Used to Develop Space-Based Satellite Attack Capabilities
The Israeli Air Force, guided by precise intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman), destroyed a space facility of the Iranian terror regime. This center was used to develop offensive capabilities for targeting satellites, posing a threat to Israeli satellites and the space assets of other nations worldwide.
The targeted center was instrumental in developing military space programs, including the "Chamran 1" satellite. That satellite was built by the electronics industries of the Iranian Ministry of Defense and launched into space in September 2024 by the IRGC.
The facility destroyed in the heart of Tehran was identified as a primary research and development hub for ASAT (Anti-Satellite) technology.
The IDF stated the center focused on "fire direction" and "satellite interception" capabilities, technologies designed to blind or destroy Israeli and Western communication and GPS satellites.
* The "Chamran 1" Connection: This facility was the birthplace of the Chamran 1 research satellite (launched Sept 2024 via the Qaem-100 rocket). While Iran originally claimed it was for "orbital maneuvering tests," Israeli intelligence confirms it was a prototype for kinetic or electronic jamming attacks in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
This was the second major blow to Iran's space program in 72 hours:
* Friday, March 13: A strike destroyed the Iranian Space Agency's primary research body, reducing it to rubble
* Sunday/Monday, March 15-16: The most recent strike targeted the IRGC-specific space headquarters, which housed command-and-control systems for the Khayyam satellite (a Russian-built imaging satellite used by the IRGC for intelligence gathering).
Military analysts suggest that by targeting these centers, Israel has effectively set the Iranian military space program back by a decade. Without these specialized laboratories and the scientists associated with the IRGC Aerospace Force, the regime's ability to coordinate long-range precision strikes or monitor IDF troop movements from orbit has been severely crippled.