Tag: Semnan

  • Iran fails in satellite launch attempt

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    A Simorgh rocket lifted off Sunday from Iran but could not place its satellite payload into orbit. Credit: IRNA Iranian government officials admitted Sunday that an attempt to place a small Earth-imaging satellite into orbit was unsuccessful, the fourth consecutive launch failure for the country’s space program. A Simorgh rocket launched at around 1545 GMT…

  • Second Iranian satellite launch attempt in a month fails

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    Images captured by DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 3 Earth observation satellite on Feb. 5 (left) show launch preparations at a facility in Iran’s Semnan province. The Feb. 5 image also shows the shadow of a Safir rocket on the pad. An image from WorldView 3 taken Feb. 6 shows burn scars at the pad, and water runoff…

  • Iran admits failure in satellite launch attempt

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    An Iranian Simorgh rocket launch carrying an Earth observation spacecraft faltered before reaching orbit Tuesday after analysts used imagery from commercial U.S. satellites in recent weeks to track preparations for the mission. The rocket lifted off with Iran’s Payam-e Amirkabir imaging satellite before dawn Tuesday at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport, located in Semnan province in…

  • Iran admits failure in satellite launch attempt

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    An Iranian Simorgh rocket launch carrying an Earth observation spacecraft faltered before reaching orbit Tuesday after analysts used imagery from commercial U.S. satellites in recent weeks to track preparations for the mission. The rocket lifted off with Iran’s Payam-e Amirkabir imaging satellite before dawn Tuesday at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport, located in Semnan province in…