Noor
Qased
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
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.
Trajectory
The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.
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 – IRGCAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: IRGCAF
- Administration: Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
- Founded: 1985
- Launchers: Qased
- 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.
