Simorgh (rocket)

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Simorgh (سیمرغ)
Simorgh (سیمرغ)
Type: Launcher
Country: Iran
construction
Height: 27 m
Diameter: 2.5 m
Dimensions: 85 t
Stages: 2
Starts
Status: active
First start: April 19, 2016
Starts: 3
Starting place: IKSC
Starting capacity
Capacity LEO : 250 kg

The Simorgh ( Persian سیمرغ, DMG Sīmorġ , the name is derived from the giant bird of Iranian mythology ), also called Safir-2 , is a launch vehicle of the Iranian Space Agency .

construction

The two-stage rocket has a height of 27 m and a launch mass of 87 tons. The first step has a diameter of 2.5 m. The four main engines are permanently mounted, the flight is controlled by four vernier nozzles .

The rocket is said to be able to put a 250 kg satellite into a 500 km orbit.

Simorgh takes off from the Imam Khomeini Space Center in the Iranian province of Semnan .

history

The development of the missile was announced in 2010 by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .

The first launch took place on April 19, 2016. It is unclear whether it was a failed attempt at orbital launch or a suborbital flight.

A second launch took place on July 27, 2017. The Iranian media reported the launch of the rocket, but no payload was mentioned. In addition, there was only talk of "space", not Earth orbit, so that it was possibly a suborbital start. This launch was celebrated as the inauguration of the Imam Khomeini Space Center .

During the third launch on January 15, 2019, the third stage of the rocket did not reach the speed required to launch the satellite in the planned orbit at an altitude of around 500 km.

Start list

As of February 10, 2020

Serial No. Date ( UTC ) Launch site payload Remarks
1 April 19, 2016
9:33 am 		IKSC ? Suborbital test flight or Earth orbit not reached
2 July 27, 2017 IKSC ? No information about payload or planned flight path
3 January 15, 2019
approx. 00:30 		IKSC Payam-e Amirkabir ( Earth observation satellite ) Third stage malfunction, orbit not reached
4th February 9, 2020
approx. 3:45 p.m. 		IKSC Zafar 1 (Earth observation satellite) 90 kg payload mass; reached 540 km altitude, but no orbital speed
Planned launches
IKSC Zafar 2 (Earth observation satellite) Replacement copy
IKSC Tolou ( reconnaissance satellite )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rocket Report: Starlink flies, OneWeb has next mega-constellation launch . Ars Technica, January 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b Tamir Eshel: Simorgh First Launch - an Iranian Success or Failure? Defense Update, April 24, 2016, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  3. ^ Gunter Krebs: Simorgh (Safir-2). In: Gunter's Space Page. July 28, 2017, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  4. ↑ PressTV: Watch moment Iran successfully launches Simorgh satellite carrier. July 27, 2017, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  5. ^ Voice of America: Iran: Rocket With Animals Sent Into Space. February 2, 2010, accessed on July 28, 2017 (English): “Mr. Ahmadinejad also unveiled a domestically-built satellite booster rocket named Simorgh and three new satellites. "
  6. ↑ Islamic Republic News Agency: IKSLC opens with test launching of Simorgh satellite carrier into space. July 27, 2017, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  7. ↑ ICT Minister: Iran's Payam satellite not placed into orbit. Islamic Republic News Agency , January 15, 2019, accessed January 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Iranian space satellites pass pre-launch tests. In: Tehran Times. January 6, 2019, accessed January 9, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Stephen Clark: Iran admits failure in satellite launch attemp. In: Spaceflight Now. January 16, 2019, accessed January 17, 2019 .
  10. ^ William Graham: Iran's Simorgh rocket fails to loft Zafar-1 into orbit . Nasaspaceflight. dated February 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Iran installs rocket to carry satellite to space: minister . Xinhua, January 30, 2020.
  12. ↑ Iran to Orbit Zafar mid-February . Iran News, January 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Iran's 'Dousti' Satellite successfully placed in orbit. In: iranpress.com. February 8, 2019, accessed February 8, 2019 .