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Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:59:59
Wednesday May 23, 2012
First supposed flight of Safir-1B+. The launch has never been confirmed, the launcher seems to have exploded in flight.
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.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
52 kilograms
5th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2012
5th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2012
29th
Orbital launch attempt