Safir

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Iranian Space Agency (ISA)

Aug. 16, 2008

Description

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    22.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.25 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    26 T
  • Thrust
    255 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    250 km
Family
  • Name
    Safir
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Safir
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
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  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Iranian Space Agency

Government
Morteza Barari
ISA 2004

The Iranian Space Agency is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1958.

Previous Flights

flew on five previous launch(es).

Safir | Fajr

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 2, 2015, 8:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Safir | Navid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 3, 2012, 12:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Safir | Rasad 1

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
June 15, 2011, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Safir | Omid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 2, 2009, 6:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Iranian built and launched satellite to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Safir | Omid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Aug. 16, 2008, 7:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First Iranian built and launched satellite. Failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle second stage malfunction.

Low Earth Orbit
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Recent Launches
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1 day, 5 hours ago
Tianhui 5 Group 02
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Firefly Alpha
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2 days ago
FLTA005 (Noise of Summer)
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Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 8-9
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

H3-22
Success
5 days, 1 hour ago
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 - Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) is a Japanese satellite designed to observe the Earth's surface using a phased array type L-band syn…

Long March 7A
Success
6 days, 16 hours ago
ChinaSat 3A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.

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