National satellite launchers of Iran and North Korea, the Safir and the Unha, built from the ballistic missile technology of each country. A rocket belongs here when its cited article calls it an Iranian or North Korean launch vehicle. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Wikipedia: Safir (rocket)
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The Safir (Persian: سفیر, meaning "ambassador") was the first Iranian expendable launch vehicle able to place a satellite in orbit.
Unha (Wikipedia)
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The Unha (Korean: 은하; lit. 'Galaxy') is a North Korean expendable carrier rocket, which partially utilizes the same delivery system as the Taepodong-2 orbital launch system.
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