Noor
Qased
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Mission
Noor
Type: Government/Top Secret
This is the first launch of the Qased launch vehicle, which is reported to have placed a military satellite called Noor into 425-km orbit.
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.
