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Iran's 'Payam' satellite fail to reach orbit, says ICT Minister

Tehran, Jan 15 (UNI) Iran's ICT minister said on Tuesday that a technical problem prevented the successful launch of its new satellite into the orbit.According to the Minister, the rocket had successfully passed its first and second stages before developing problems in the third.
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Communications and Information Technology said in a tweet that the two stages of the process went successfully, but, at the third stage, the launcher failed to reach the 'necessary speed', preventing Payam satellite from reaching the orbit.
Jahromi further mentioned that another satellite is waiting to be placed in the orbit. He noted that Iranian youths will make efforts to resolve the faults and successfully launch another satellite, reports Mehr News Agency.
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