Iran said on Saturday that it had safely returned a monkey to Earth after blasting it into space in the second such launch this year in its controversial ballistic programme.
President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the scientists involved in the mission, in a message carried by the official IRNA news agency.
The report added that the rocket reached a height of 120 kilometres (75 miles).
In January, Iran said it had successfully brought a live monkey, which it named Pishgam (Pioneer), back to Earth from orbit.
But the experiment's success was disputed, when a different monkey was presented to the media after the landing.
President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the scientists involved in the mission, in a message carried by the official IRNA news agency.
The report added that the rocket reached a height of 120 kilometres (75 miles).
In January, Iran said it had successfully brought a live monkey, which it named Pishgam (Pioneer), back to Earth from orbit.
But the experiment's success was disputed, when a different monkey was presented to the media after the landing.
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