(NPR) Geoff Brumfiel - Satellite imagery taken Wednesday of a space launch center in northern Iran shows burn scars on a newly painted launchpad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center. The burns appeared after days of activity at the site, suggesting that Iran's second attempt to launch a satellite has failed. Iran has made no public announcement regarding the launch, and observers believe that the rocket took off successfully but something went wrong later in the flight. On Jan. 15, Iran attempted unsuccessfully to launch a satellite.
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