Unknown
Simorgh
Iranian Space Agency
Launch Status
FailureMission
Unknown
Type: Test Flight
First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.
Location
Imam Khomeini Spaceport
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
13 rockets have launched from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Agency
Iranian Space Agency
Type: Government
Abbreviation: ISA
Administration: Morteza Barari
Founded: 2004
Launchers: 39,74,142,217
Country: IRN
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.
