GENEVA—Iran’s bid to put a satellite into orbit, in defiance of warnings from the United States, failed on Jan. 15 after the rocket carrying it did not reach escape velocity, as the country’s telecoms minister said a second launch would go ahead.
Authorities in Washington this month warned Tehran against undertaking three planned launches that they said would, by using long-range ballistic missile technology, violate the U.N. Security Council resolution that enshrined Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
