Nour 1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:58:59

Wednesday April 22, 2020

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of Qased. First orbital flight from the Shahrud launch site.

Nour 1

Wiki

Nour 1 (also transliterated Noor 1) is the first indigenous Iranian military satellite, operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). No details are known. The satellite is built to the 6U CubeSat form factor. According to an interview with the IRGC Air Force Space Commander, the satellite has an imaging mission.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

8 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Qased

Active Since 2020

Iranian Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ISA

Rocket

Height: 18.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 80 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

280 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1m

Height: 2.6m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Launch Platform

Shahrud Missile Test Site, Iran

Fastest Turnaround

115 days

Stats

Qased


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


27th

Orbital launch attempt