ISA
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Nahid-1
Launch Prelaunch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:59:59
Thursday August 29, 2019
Mission Details
Launch Notes
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.
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.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
50 kilograms
Launch Site
Stats
Safir 1
9th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2019
Iranian Space Agency
11th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2019
2019
62nd
Orbital launch attempt