Satellite Photos Show Iran Had Another Failed Space Launch

March 2, 2022

Author: 

Jon Gambrell

Publication: 

Associated Press

Satellite images show scorch marks and debris on a launchpad at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport, suggesting that Iran experienced another rocket launch failure. The imagery showed a gantry similar to one used in an earlier launch of the Zuljanah space-launch vehicle (SLV), which has two solid-fueled and one liquid-fueled stage. The U.S. Space Command did not detect a launch, which indicates that the SLV failed on the launchpad.