Pentagon tracked failed Iranian satellite launch, as images reveal Tehran is set to try again
Pentagon tracked failed Iranian satellite launch and new images reveal Tehran is set to try again Updated 9:12 PM ET, Tue June 22, 2021 On June 19 and 20, Planet captured two images that showed Iran was again making preparations for a launch of the Simorgh, according to experts at the Middlebury Institute of International Affairs at Monterey. (CNN)The Pentagon was watching as Iran attempted, and failed, to launch yet another satellite into orbit earlier this month, multiple defense officials tell CNN. But while that previous effort, which took place in mid-June, was unsuccessful, Iran appe...