DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s space launch on Thursday failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defence ministry spokesman said in remarks carried on state television on Friday.
“For a payload to enter orbit, it needs to reach speeds above 7,600 (metres per second). We reached 7,350,” the spokesman said in a documentary about the launch vehicle broadcast on state TV and posted online.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom)
