Safir

Active

Iranian Space Agency (ISA)

Aug. 16, 2008

Description

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    22.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.25 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    26 T
  • Thrust
    255 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    250 km
Family
  • Name
    Safir
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Safir
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Iranian Space Agency

Government
Morteza Barari
ISA 2004

The Iranian Space Agency is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1958.

Safir | Fajr

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 2, 2015, 8:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Safir | Navid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 3, 2012, 12:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Safir | Rasad 1

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
June 15, 2011, 9:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Safir | Omid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 2, 2009, 6:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Iranian built and launched satellite to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Safir | Omid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Aug. 16, 2008, 7:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First Iranian built and launched satellite. Failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle second stage malfunction.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1b
In Flight
5 hours, 23 minutes ago
Kosmos (Unknown Payload)
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Probable Russian military payload of unknown purposes.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 8 hours ago
Starlink Group 8-7
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 1 hour ago
Starlink Group 6-58
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 4C
Success
5 days, 3 hours ago
Shiyan 23
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Satellite officially named for "space environment detection" purposes, exact details unknown.


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 22 hours ago
Starlink Group 8-2
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.