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Iranian Satellite Launch Malfunctioned in July
(Strategy Page) In July 2017, Iran announced the successful second test launch of the Simorgh satellite launch vehicle. Within a week, American intelligence officials revealed that as the Simorgh approached the point outside the atmosphere where it would insert a satellite, it malfunctioned and fell back to earth. American, South Korean and UN ballistic missile experts agree that the Simorgh appears to be based on the North Korean Unha ballistic missile. Iran and North Korea have been trading weapons and weapons tech since the 1980s.