[FPSPACE] Iran rocket launch "orbital failure"....shades of Iraqi launch back in 1989?

[Gunter Krebs]

Yes, this was the test of the Tamouz space launch vehicle, which was a
cluster of 5 Scud-C for the first stage, a shortened Scud-C as second stage
and a new third stage. On the only flight, only the first stage was active,
so nothing could be orbited in this flight. Tamouz was also to be developed
ito the Al-Abeed long range missile.

http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/tamouz.htm


Gunter Krebs
http://space.skyrocket.de


2007/2/26, pjp <pjp961 at svol.net>:
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> Everyone.
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> I distinctly remembering a lot of new service news items back in about
> 1989
> that Iraq had a satellite launching test that initial reports (like in
> Flight International) claimed pieces were tracked in for several orbits
> before re-entering.   Later on, the reports were revised saying it was
> launched, but didn't reach orbit, in that it didn't reach sufficient
> altitude.
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> I don't recall that anyone said later on that there was a satellite on
> board
> that launch attempt or not.
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> Anyone remember that?
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> Then Desert Storm happened not long after.
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