Safir

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Safir before the launch of the Omid satellite

Safir is a launch vehicle developed in Iran . It is the first two-stage Iranian missile; its lower stage consists of a Shahab-3 medium-range missile, the upper stage is a new development.

commitment

According to the Iranian government, the first successful test of the Safir took place on August 16, 2008, after a failed attempt at launch on February 4 of the same year.

On February 2, 2009 the - relatively light - Iranian communications satellite Omid (in German hope ) was put into orbit with a Safir. This was equipped with eight antennas and radioed in two frequency bands.

Launch site after the explosion of a Safir on August 29, 2019

On June 15, 2011, according to Iranian sources, the second Iranian satellite Rasad-1 for Earth observation was also brought into a 260 km high orbit with a Safir. In particular, it should provide high-resolution images for the creation of maps.

On February 3, 2012, the third satellite followed with Navid .

Dimensions

  • Length: 22 m
  • Diameter: 1.25 m
  • Take-off weight: 26 t

Start list

List updated on August 29, 2019

Date and time (UTC) Type Launch site payload Type of payload Remarks
August 16, 2008 Safir-1 Semnan - - Failure , suborbital flight
February 2, 2009
6:34 PM 		Safir-1 Semnan Omid Technology testing satellite Success , Iran's first satellite launch
June 15, 2011
9:15 am 		Safir-1A Semnan Rasad-1 Technology testing satellite success
February 3, 2012
12:04 am 		Safir-1B Semnan Navid Earth observation satellite success
February 2, 2015
approx. 9:30 am 		Safir-1B Semnan Fajr Technology testing satellite success
5th February 2019 Safir-1B Semnan Dousti Earth observation satellite Failure
29th August 2019 Safir-1B Semnan Nahid-1 Communications satellite Failure , missile explodes before launch

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ heise.de: Iran announces manned space mission, August 21, 2008
  2. ↑ Iran's first satellite in space. derstandard.at, February 3, 2009, accessed October 17, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Iran shoots satellite into earth orbit. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
  4. ↑ All information: Jane's Defense Weekly , August 27, 2008, p. 17
  5. ^ William Graham: Iran improving its rockets ten years after its first satellite launch . Nasaspaceflight.com, February 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Иран успешно запустил четвертый спутник собственного производства . RIA Novosti, February 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Зариф не исключил причастности США к неудачным пускам спутников. In: RIA Novosti. February 15, 2019, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Geoff Brumfiel: Iranian Rocket Launch Ends In Failure, Imagery Shows. In: NPR.org . August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  9. ^ Minister: Iran's New Satellite Ready for Launch in Weeks. In: Farsnews. July 31, 2019, accessed August 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Iranian satellite launch fails due to technical issues: Official . Reuters, August 29, 2019.