Zafar-1
Simorgh
Iranian Space Agency
Launch Status
FailureMission
Zafar-1
Type: Earth Science
Zafar-1 is a small Earth observation satellite with reported ground resolution of 22.5 m. This is also a third attempt for Simorgh rocket to conduct a successful launch.
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.
