Safir

Active Nodong

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
    Nodong
  • 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.

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Mission:

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Aug. 16, 2008, 7:32 p.m.
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Mission:

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