NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Fajr

Launch Time
Wed May 23, 2012

First supposed flight of Safir-1B+.
The launch has never been confirmed, the launcher seems to have exploded in flight.

Rocket

Safir-1B+
ISA
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 334 kN
Payload to LEO: 50 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 22.6 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.25 m
Fairing Height: 2.0 m

Mission Details

Fajr

Fajr is an experimental Earth observation micro-satellite with a mass of 52 kilograms and has the shape of a hexagonal prism 49 centimeters high and 35 centimeters in diameter. It is stabilized thanks to a cold gas propulsion system. It is powered by solar cells that cover the body of the satellite. Its main instrument is a camera providing images with a spatial resolution of 500 to 1000 meters. It also ships a GPS receiver of Iranian manufacture. The satellite is designed for a life of 1.5 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 52.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Iran

Stats

2012

29th orbital launch attempt

Iranian Space Agency

5th mission
2nd mission of 2012
2nd failed mission

Safir 1

5th mission
2nd mission of 2012
2nd failed mission