3 unknown payloads
Simorgh
Iranian Space Agency
Mission
3 unknown payloads
- Type: Unknown
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Three unknown research payloads are reported to have been sent into space, according to the Iranian Ministry of Defense. However, no new objects are being tracked in the orbit after this launch attempt so it is considered a failure despite Iran's reports of success.
Although official reports by Iran call this a successful launch, no objects have been detected in orbit. The general consensus is that it was a failed orbital launch attempt.
Location
Imam Khomeini Spaceport
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Imam Khomeini Spaceport has witnessed the launch of 7 rockets, including 7 orbital launch attempts. While Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran, has been the site for 15 rocket launches.
Semnan Space Center is the primary Iranian spaceport, located 50 km southeast of the city of Semnan in the north of the country.
Rocket
Iranian Space Agency Simorgh
Agency
Iranian Space Agency
The Iranian Space Agency is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1958.
