Iranian Minister of communication and Information Technology, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, in a Twitter message announced that the plan to put an Iranian made satellite into orbit around Earth has not been completed.

Iran Press/Iran news: According to Iran's ICT Minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, the launched Payam satellite got through two successful stages, but the satellite did not reach enough speed in the third stage, and consequently was not put into orbit.

Monitoring vegetation cover, improved monitoring of dust particles and other pollution, monitoring wildfires and fires in agricultural land, remote sensing, high-resolution Earth photography and imaging, measurement of space radiation, and evaluating the effect of cosmic rays on the performance of the satellites were part of the missions of this satellite.

#خبر_خوب طلب شما،بامداد با وزرایICT دولتهای ۸ام تا ۱۲ام به پایگاه فضایی امام خمینی رفتیم.ماهواره‌بر با طی ۲مرحله موفق،در مرحله۳ به سرعت کافی نرسید و "پیام" در مدار آرام نگرفت."دوستی" در انتظار حضور در مدار،باجوانان عزم کردیم مجدد بسازیم.راستی،بابرخی شوخی‌ها در پست قبلی حال کردم:)

— MJ Azari Jahromi (@azarijahromi) January 15, 2019

Iranian Minister of communication and Information Technology emphasized that the program to construct and launch new satellites in Iran will continue with strength.

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