APIran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite US criticism that its space programme helps the country develop ballistic missiles, satellite images released on Thursday suggest. Images released by the Colorado-based company DigitalGlobe show a rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre in Iran's Semnan province on Tuesday. Iranian state media did not immediately report on the rocket launch, though such delays have happened in previous launches. DigitalGlobe analysts said the images from Tuesday suggest Iran used a Safir, or "ambassador," rocket in the launch. Over the past decade, Iran has sent several short-lived satellites into orbit and in 2013 launched a monkey into space.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2019 11:37 UTC