An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit, state television reported. It's the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
This Feb. 4, 2020 satellite image from Maxar Technologies, shows preparations at a rocket launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran's Semnan province. An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
“Stage-1 and stage-2 motors of the carrier functioned properly and the satellite was successfully detached from its carrier, but at the end of its path it did not reach the required speed for being put in the orbit,” Defense Ministry space program spokesman Ahmad Hosseini told state TV. Jahromi acknowledged the unsuccessful launch in a tweet shortly after the news broke on state TV, comparing it to a “few samples of US launch failures.”
Sunday’s failure came after two failed launches of the Payam and Doosti satellites last year, as well as Iran, which long has said it does not seek nuclear weapons, maintains its satellite launches and rocket tests do not have a military component. Tehran also says it hasn’t violated the U.N. resolution as it only “called upon” Tehran not to conduct such tests. Western missile experts have also questioned the U.S. contention that Iran’s program could have a dual use for nuclear weapons.
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