Iran confirms explosion at launch site, but says satellite intact
Government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, added that no one had been killed in the explosion, based on government portal Pad Dolat.Earlier, private U.S. satellite operators first reported spotting the explosion, which was said to have destroyed the rocket that was supposed to carry the Nahid-1 communications satellite into space.
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