Iran fails to place satellite into orbit, fourth failure in a row
"The Zafar satellite will be placed in orbit today from Semnan at a speed of 7,400 kilometers," Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said.
A model of Simorgh satellite-carrier rocket during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2016(photo credit: RAHEB HOMAVANDI/REUTERS)ByTZVI JOFFRE