Iran tried to place satellite in orbit this week, but failed: sources
DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. April 22, 2016, 5:48 PM (IDT)
Iran attempted to launch a satellite into orbit using one of its Simorgh intercontinental ballistic missiles on Tuesday but failed. According to Western intelligence sources that monitored the launch, the missile carrying the satellite failed to reach the atmosphere, fell to earth and crashed.
DEBKAfile's military sources point out that the Iranians attempted the launch the day before US President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Salman and the other leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Tehran's goal was to overshadow Obama's visit, but it failed.
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Source: http://www.debka.com/newsupdate/16039/Iran-tried-to-place-satellite-in-orbit-this-week-but-failed-sources
