Iranian Satellite 'Zafar' Failed To Place In Orbit

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

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Iran’s Zafar satellite successfully launched, but has not reached Orbit. Local media has given this information. However, the official confirmation of why the satellite failed to place in orbit has not been confirmed by Iran. The US had raised a strong objection to this before its launch. The US had reacted sharply, saying that Iran is preparing a cover for its ballistic missile under the cover of the satellite.

Iranian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Hussaini said, ‘The motors of the Stage-1 and Stage-2 carriers worked properly and the Zafar satellite was successfully separated from its carrier, but at the end of its path it reached orbit Could not reach the required speed for. The Zafar satellite did not orbit as planned, because it did not reach the required speed. ‘ The launch took place at 7:15 pm (local time) from Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan province, Iran, which is located 230 kilometers southeast of Tehran

Significantly, this is the fourth time Iran has failed to put the satellite into orbit. Officials say we successfully launched it, but for some reason it failed to be installed in orbit. Prior to the satellite launch, the head of Iran’s space agency said that Zafar, a satellite weighing 113 kg, would be launched into orbit about 530 km from Earth via a Simorgh rocket. Explain that the head of Iran’s space agency, Murtuza Berari, said that its primary mission would be to take photographs and Iran needs such data to study earthquakes, deal with natural disasters and develop its agriculture.