NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Nour 1

Launch Time
Wed Apr 22, 2020 03:58 UTC

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

Rocket

Qased
Image Credit: ISA
IRGC
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 280 kN
Payload to LEO: 80 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 18.6 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.0 m
Fairing Height: 2.6 m
Details

Mission Details

Nour 1

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 8.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Wiki

Location

Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Iran

Stats

2020

27th orbital launch attempt

Qased

1st mission
1st mission of 2020
1st successful mission