Noor-2
Qased
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
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Mission
Noor-2
Type: Government/Top Secret
Second flight of the Iranian Qased small launch vehicle. Delivered two objects in a 500 km Earth Orbit, one of which is the Noor-2 military satellite.
Location
Unknown Pad
Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
2 rockets have launched from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Rocket
Qased – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Diameter: 1.25 m
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 50 kg
The Qased was manufactured by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force with the first launch on 2020-04-22. Qased has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches.
Agency
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: IRGCAF
Administration: Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
Founded: 1985
Launchers: 217
Country: IRN
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force is the strategic missile, air, and space force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force into the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/31/iran-space-launch-payloads-orbit-nuclear-talks
Thanks Norm,
great info. and great news , back to the drawing board for Iran.
Wow missed this sucker . Iran now and top secret mission?.
We will never see these launches i guess.
Good to know however whats going into space ( just in case).?
All yours US Space Force we are sure you are on to it.!