�Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch � using ballistic missile technology � are of significant concern and inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2231,� a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokesperson said in a statement.
�The UN has called upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Iran must abide by this,� the statement said.
�We have significant and longstanding concerns, alongside our international partners, over Iran�s ballistic missile programme, which is destabilising for the region and poses a threat to regional security.�
Iran said Wednesday that it successfully launched the country�s first military satellite, Noor 1, into space.
Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that the satellite had reached its orbit, 425 kilometers (264 miles) above the earth's surface.
The two-stage satellite carrier that carried Noor 1 took off from Iran�s Central Desert.
The IRGC considers the launch a "major achievement" for Iran's missile capabilities.
Over the past years, Iran tried sending satellites to space, but failed. The last experiment was in February when it launched a communication satellite named Zafar 1, which didn't achieve the required speed to reach its orbit.
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