Iran’s Simorgh rocket suffered its third consecutive launch failure Sunday, incurring the loss of the Zafar-1 satellite. Liftoff took place at around 19:15 Iran Standard Time (15:45 UTC).

Iran used the homegrown Simorgh -- a two-stage, liquid-fueled satellite carrier -- for the operation. The rocket, developed by the Iranian Defense Ministry, had previously suffered a series of ...

The launch of the Simorgh rocket comes as Iran's nuclear program now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. While Iran maintains its program is peaceful, officials in the ...

According to the NCRI report, Iran is using this technology to develop liquid-fuel propellants, like the Simorgh rocket with a range of more than 1,800 miles, used for launching heavier satellites ...

(photo credit: AFP/via Getty Images) Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher ...

The 113-kilogram satellite will be launched by a Simorgh rocket 530 kilometres (329 miles) above the Earth, where it will make 15 orbits daily, said Berari. Iran is preparing to launch a new ...