Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

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oops.  maybe they could photoshop an iranian flag on some other country's satellite that is already in orbit.

Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a "dramatic failure" that fell far short of the country's assertions of success, a U.S. official said on Tuesday

"The attempted launch failed," the official said.

"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, said on Sunday it has put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time, using a technology that could also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no nuclear-weapons plans and that it seeks nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Iranian television showed the rocket on its launch pad, but did not show the actual lift-off.

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D'oh!

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oops.  maybe they could photoshop an iranian flag on some other country's satellite that is already in orbit.

Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a "dramatic failure" that fell far short of the country's assertions of success, a U.S. official said on Tuesday

"The attempted launch failed," the official said.

"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, said on Sunday it has put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time, using a technology that could also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no nuclear-weapons plans and that it seeks nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Iranian television showed the rocket on its launch pad, but did not show the actual lift-off.

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I doubt we'll ever know (if this is the case) but I wonder how much one of these:



might have played a role in the "early termination" of the missile satellite launch.  Remember, it's a very  small step from being able to put a payload into orbit, and being able to put a similar sized payload on your enemy's front doorstep.

[Wretched Excess]

oops.  maybe they could photoshop an iranian flag on some other country's satellite that is already in orbit.

Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a "dramatic failure" that fell far short of the country's assertions of success, a U.S. official said on Tuesday

"The attempted launch failed," the official said.

"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, said on Sunday it has put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time, using a technology that could also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no nuclear-weapons plans and that it seeks nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Iranian television showed the rocket on its launch pad, but did not show the actual lift-off.

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I doubt we'll ever know (if this is the case) but I wonder how much one of these:



might have played a role in the "early termination" of the missile satellite launch.  Remember, it's a very  small step from being able to put a payload into orbit, and being able to put a similar sized payload on your enemy's front doorstep.

no, I think they probably just didn't have a big enough rubber band in the sling shot.

[Chris_]

Oh.  I thought this guy was the only one who still shopped from an ACME catalogue.  I guess Mahmoud Ahmanutjob does too.

[Airwolf]

oops.  maybe they could photoshop an iranian flag on some other country's satellite that is already in orbit.

Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a "dramatic failure" that fell far short of the country's assertions of success, a U.S. official said on Tuesday

"The attempted launch failed," the official said.

"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, said on Sunday it has put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time, using a technology that could also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no nuclear-weapons plans and that it seeks nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Iranian television showed the rocket on its launch pad, but did not show the actual lift-off.

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I doubt we'll ever know (if this is the case) but I wonder how much one of these:



might have played a role in the "early termination" of the missile satellite launch.  Remember, it's a very  small step from being able to put a payload into orbit, and being able to put a similar sized payload on your enemy's front doorstep.

It wouldn't be the first time.  The SR-71 flew foe twelve years before President Johnson made a public announcment of it and the same goes for the F-117.

[Wretched Excess]

oops.  maybe they could photoshop an iranian flag on some other country's satellite that is already in orbit.

Iran satellite launch a failure: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a "dramatic failure" that fell far short of the country's assertions of success, a U.S. official said on Tuesday

"The attempted launch failed," the official said.

"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, said on Sunday it has put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time, using a technology that could also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no nuclear-weapons plans and that it seeks nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Iranian television showed the rocket on its launch pad, but did not show the actual lift-off.

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I doubt we'll ever know (if this is the case) but I wonder how much one of these:



might have played a role in the "early termination" of the missile satellite launch.  Remember, it's a very  small step from being able to put a payload into orbit, and being able to put a similar sized payload on your enemy's front doorstep.

It wouldn't be the first time.  The SR-71 flew foe twelve years before President Johnson made a public announcment of it and the same goes for the F-117.

true, but an operational anti-ballistic missile system has a strong deterrent effect on countries that are trying to develop ballistic missile technology that would be lost if no one knew that it existed.