Status
Success
Omid
Launch Time
Mon Feb 02, 2009 18:34 UTC
Mon Feb 02, 2009 18:34 UTC
First successful Iranian launch. Last flight of Safir-1. Iran becomes the world's 9th space power.
Rocket
Mission Details
Omid
Omid is an artificial satellite built by the military electronics holding company SAIran whose design began in February 2006. Its cubic shape has 40 centimeters of side and its mass is 27 kg. Its orientation is not stabilized. It is powered by batteries with a lifespan of 50 days. It has telecommunication equipment operating in the UHF band that allows it to record and retransmit data. It carries an instrument for measuring space conditions and a GPS4 receiver.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 27.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Iran
Stats
2009
4th orbital launch attempt
Iranian Space Agency
2nd mission
1st mission of 2009
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
Safir 1
2nd mission
1st mission of 2009
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission