Iran's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister reacted the rumor of failure in lunching 'Nahid 1' satellite, saying that the satellite is safe and settled in laboratory.

Iran Press/Iran news: Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi wrote in his twitter account that the satellite has not been exploded and that reporters could come and watch it in the laboratory.

رسیدم چابکسر، ادامه سفر فردا در گیلان. گوشی‌ رو چک کردم ودیدم خیلی‌ها جویای احوال ماهواره‌ی ما شده‌اند. ظاهرا اخباری منتشر شده که سومین تلاش برای استقرار ماهواره در مدار ناموفق بوده. راستش ناهید۱ حالش خوبه، الان هم در آزمایشگاه مستقره. خبرنگاران هم میتونن بیان بازدیدش#شفاف‌سازی pic.twitter.com/oBr7LR5l10

— MJ Azari Jahromi (@azarijahromi) ۷ شهریور ۱۳۹۸

He had announced in July that 'Nahid 1' satellite is a telecommunication one by nature and is scheduled to be placed in an orbit 250 km far from the Earth, Iran Press reported.

Being capable of capturing images, the telecommunication satellite is also supposed to test moving solar cells in the Earth's orbit. It has said be it can be stayed in the orbit only for two and a half months.

Iran is pressing ahead with its space program despite sanctions imposed by the United States over accusations that the country uses satellite launches as a cover for its military-grade missiles and rockets.

Iran has repeatedly denied the accusations, saying it has nothing to hide in its missile program while insisting the satellite launches are intended for peaceful purposes like managing water resources and protecting the environment. 203/215

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