Iranian missile failed to put its payload into orbit

A spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Defense said in statements carried by state TV today, Friday, that the missile that Iran launched into space on Thursday failed to put three research devices into orbit because the missile was unable to reach the required speed.

"In order to put the payload into orbit, the missile's speed was required to exceed 7600 (meters per second). We reached 7350," the spokesman explained in a documentary report on the launch, broadcast on state television and posted on the website.

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