Status
Prelaunch Failure
Nahid-1
Launch Time
Thu Aug 29, 2019
Thu Aug 29, 2019
Satellite imagery appears to show that the rocket exploded on the launch pad during prelaunch operations. Iran claims that the satellite was not yet on the launch vehicle.
Rocket
Mission Details
Nahid-1
Nahid 1 (Venus 1) is an Iranian low-earth orbit communications microsatellite. The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has endorsed a contract with the Iranian Space Research Center to build Nahid 1.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 50.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Iran
Stats
2019
62nd orbital launch attempt
Iranian Space Agency
11th mission
3rd mission of 2019
7th failed mission
Safir 1
9th mission
2nd mission of 2019
5th failed mission