Tests concluded, Iran prepares for launching of satellites

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s telecommunications minister says his country’s three new satellites have successfully passed pre-launch tests.
In a Saturday tweet, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said: “Last night, Iranian satellites passed tests successfully.” He did not mention a launch schedule.
On Tuesday, Iran said it plans to send Payam, a 200-pound (90-kilogram) non-military satellite into a 310-mile (500-kilometer) orbit using an Iranian Simorgh satellite-carrier ro