Iran's Satellite Launch Fails To Reach Orbit

The Independent: Iran fails to launch satellite into orbit after ignoring warnings from US

Washington concerned long-range ballistic technology could also be used to launch nuclear missiles

Iran’s attempt to launch a satellite failed to reach orbit, the country’s telecommunications minister has said.

The rocket carrying the Payam satellite failed to reach the “necessary speed” in the third stage of its launch, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi told Iranian state television.

Mr Jahromi said the rocket had successfully passed its first and second stages before developing problems in the third. He did not elaborate on what caused the failure, but promised that Iranian scientists would continue their work.

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Iran satellite Payam fails to reach orbit -- DW
Iran launches satellite into space, fails: report -- Jerusalem Post
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