{"id":70763,"date":"2020-02-09T23:06:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/09\/iran-again-fails-to-put-satellite-into-orbit-amid-us-worries\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:46:10","slug":"iran-again-fails-to-put-satellite-into-orbit-amid-us-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/09\/iran-again-fails-to-put-satellite-into-orbit-amid-us-worries\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch happened at 7:15 p.m. local time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/29\/iran-photos-suggest-a-us-criticized-satellite-launch-looms\/\" target=_blank>Imam Khomeini Spaceport <\/a>in Iran\u2019s Semnan province, some 230 kilometers (145 miles) southeast of Iran\u2019s capital, Tehran. A Simorgh, or \u201cPhoenix,\u201d rocket couldn\u2019t put the Zafar 1 communications satellite into orbit, however, due to a low speed, Iranian state TV reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStage-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,\u201d Defense Ministry space program spokesman Ahmad Hosseini told state TV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosseini still sought to portray the failure as a \u201cremarkable\u201d achievement for its space program. Previous Simorgh launches of the 80-ton satellite carrier suffered other failures. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/02\/iran-acknowledges-rocket-explosion-says-test-malfunctioned\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-failed-rocket-launch_semnan-iran_29august2019_.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran acknowledges rocket explosion, says test malfunctioned<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iran acknowledged for the first time on Monday that a rocket at its Imam Khomeini Space Center exploded after satellite photos showed the blast last week, with an official saying a technical malfunction during a test caused the explosion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the days leading up to the launch, Iranian officials had been promoting the mission, including the country\u2019s Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi. His quick rise through the Islamic Republic\u2019s carefully managed political system already is generating speculation he could be a candidate for Iran\u2019s 2021 presidential campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jahromi acknowledged the unsuccessful launch in a tweet shortly after the news broke on state TV, comparing it to a \u201cfew samples of US launch failures.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut We\u2019re UNSTOPPABLE! We have more Upcoming Great Iranian Satellites!\u201d Jahromi tweeted in English, including a satellite emoji. He later tweeted in Farsi that \u201csometimes life does not go the way we like it to go.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cPlease do not pay attention to fake news.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5070\" height=\"4270\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Khomeini Space Center\" class=\"wp-image-102817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg 5070w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg?resize=300,253 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg?resize=768,647 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,862 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1294 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20040606333242.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1725 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5070px) 100vw, 5070px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This Feb. 4, 2020, satellite image from Maxar Technologies, shows preparations at a rocket launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran&#8217;s Semnan province. (Maxar Technologies via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch had been planned amid celebrations ahead of the February anniversary of Iran\u2019s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran routinely unveils technological achievements for its armed forces, its space program and its nuclear efforts during this time. Satellite images by Colorado-based Maxar Technologies obtained by The Associated Press showed the launch tower for the rocket bore massive images of the revolution\u2019s leader, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the current Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran had spent just under 2 million euros to build the Zafar 1, Jahromi previously said. Officials planned for the satellite, whose name means \u201cvictory\u201d in Farsi, to remain in orbit for 18 months before crashing back through the Earth\u2019s atmosphere and disintegrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday\u2019s failure came after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/08\/29\/satellite-photos-show-burning-iran-space-center-launch-pad\/\" target=\"_blank\">two failed launches<\/a> of the Payam and Doosti satellites last year, as well as a launchpad rocket explosion in August. A separate fire at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in February 2019 also killed three researchers, authorities said at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rocket explosion in August drew even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/08\/31\/mysterious-iran-rocket-blast-draws-trump-tweet-tehran-response\/\" target=_blank>the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>, who later tweeted what appeared to be a classified surveillance image of the launch failure. The three failures in a row raised suspicion of outside interference in Iran\u2019s program, something Trump himself hinted at by tweeting that the U.S. \u201cwas not involved in the catastrophic accident.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran postponed the launch from Saturday, the same day the country faced a major cyberattack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. alleges such satellite launches defy a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Iran to undertake no activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. American officials, as well as European nations, worry such launches could help Iran develop intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment and the White House did not immediately acknowledge the launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019t violated the U.N. resolution as it only \u201ccalled upon\u201d Tehran not to conduct such tests. Western missile experts have also questioned the U.S. contention that Iran\u2019s program could have a dual use for nuclear weapons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past decade, Iran has sent several short-lived satellites into orbit and in 2013 launched a monkey into space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran\u2019s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in May 2018. Iran since has begun breaking terms of the deal limiting its enrichment of uranium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a series of attacks across the Persian Gulf culminated with a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killing Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani and a retaliatory ballistic missile strike by Iran on Iraqi bases housing American troops earlier this month. 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