Unknown
Simorgh
Iranian Space Agency
Mission
Unknown
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
According to U.S. Space Command, Iran suffered a rocket launch failure early on June 12th. While there are no details available as to which rocket was used, what the payload was or how exactly the launch had failed, OSINT efforts suggest that the launcher used was the Simorgh rocket. This makes it a fourth consecutive failure of the Simorgh launch vehicle.
Failure was reported per US government sources, however the details were not made public.
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.
