NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Nahid-1

Launch Time
Sat Mar 04, 2023

Failure officially reported by Israel and not confirmed by Iranian sources. Possible re-launch of satellite lost in pre-launch failure of the Safir rocket on 29 August 2019.

Rocket

Qaem 100
Image Credit: ISA
IRGC
Status: Active
Payload to LEO: 80 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0

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

Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Iran

Stats

2023

31st orbital launch attempt