Updates The Iranian Space Program Thread

[Soheil_Esy]

Part 106

Iranian international cooperation

The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)

2008

In the year 1992, the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications (AP-MCSTA) was held in Beijing. The participants from 16 Asia-Pacific countries unanimously agreed on promoting the multilateral cooperation in space technology and its applications in Asia-Pacific Region, and establishing consequently the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO). From 1992 to 2003, seven conferences had been organized in Asia-Pacific countries, such as Thailand, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Bahrain, Iran and China.

The Signing Ceremony of the Convention of APSCO was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on 28 October 2005. Representatives from eight Governments signed the Convention, namely Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru and Thailand. The representatives from Russia, Ukraine, Philippines, Chile and Brazil attended the Ceremony.

Shortly after the signing of the APSCO Convention by eight countries, the Republic of Turkey signed the Convention on 1 June 2006 .



In the year 2015, the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) and China National Space Administration (CNSA) jointly organized Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) Development Strategy Forum with the theme of “The Belt and Road Initiative for facilitating space capabilities building of the Asia Pacific countries” based on the visionary objectives of the Member States for exploitation of space and strengthening regional cooperation for its peaceful uses.

APOSOS Satellite Tracking System Project

The project aims to develop a unified space observation network based on optical trackers in APSCO Member States. The basic objective is to build the network with existing facilities, with the aim of tracking objects and space debris in Low Earth Obit (LEO). The optional objective is to bring new facilities, and extends the ability to track objects and space debris in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), for peaceful purposes. The network is for the purpose of establishing the infrastructure for a collision avoidance early warning service in the future.
...proposed by China, Peru and Turkey in 2008,
... First meeting was held on 13 April 2010 in Beijing, China. Around 10 experts from Bangladesh, China, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey attended the meeting.



http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=APOSOS&LinkCodeN=26035

The APSCO Applied High Resolution Satellite Project (APRS) was initiated and put forward in October 2008,

...from 4 to 8 April 2011. The experts from seven Member States of APSCO and interested country participated in the meeting, namely Bangladesh, China, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Thailand, Peru and Ukraine, all together 20 delegates.

(i) It was agreed that the payloads configuration requirements towards the 2 meter resolution satellite was shown as follows:

- Primary Payloads: Panchromatic (Pan)/Multi-spectral Imager (MSI) +Wide Field Imager (WFI)

- Optional Payload: Hyper-spectral Spectral Imager (HSI)

- Priority on the primary payloads operation: 1) Pan 2) WFI 3) MSI

Participating Countries might arrange their own receiving station (s) to receive data from the satellite, but these facilities were not included in the project.

...guarantee APSCO the free use of the infrastructure and security for 20 years...

... Also, it was agreed that countries would share the cost of corresponding part of Know How and Technology Transfer (KH/TT) when they confirmed the above interests at management level.

http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=APRS&LinkCodeN=84

The Navigation Project

The Objective of this project is to conduct the Feasibility Study of Navigation Project and to promote the application of satellite navigation system (COMPASS, GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO) in APSCO Member States.

...First Consultation Meeting on 13 April 2010.


http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=Navigation&LinkCodeN=85

Research on Atmospheric Effects on Ka Band Rain Attenuation Modeling and Ionospheric Modeling through Study of Radio Wave Propagation and Solar Activity Project was approved in the First Meeting of the Council held in Beijing, China, from 16 to 17 December 2008.

http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=Research on Atmospheric Effects&LinkCodeN=86

The APSCO Geostationary Telecommunication Satellite Project (Telecommunication Satellite Project) was proposed by Iran and Mongolia in the Third Meeting of the Council, and the consensus on carrying on the Feasibility Study was reached.

...the Feasibility Study of Telecommunication Satellite Project was held... from 10 to 14 November 2011.
...each individual Orbit Slots and Frequency (OS&F) resource proposed by Iran and Pakistan are not mature to be considered usable as regulatory procedures as per ITU requirements were still to be fulfilled.

http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=ACSAT&LinkCodeN=87

Earthquake Project

The Research on Determining Precursor Ionospheric Signatures of Earthquakes by Ground Based Ionospheric Sounding (Earthquake) Project
...First Expert Group Meeting was held during 25th to 29th June, 2012.


http://www.apsco.int/program.asp?LinkNameW1=GIMISP&LinkCodeN=22760

http://www.apsco.int/AboutApscosS.a..._Stage_of_APSCO&LinkCodeN3=11171&LinkCodeN=17
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Iran ready to join 2 intl. space projects

News ID: 4090799 - Mon 18 September 2017 - 16:31

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s ICT Minister Azari Jahromi announced the country’s readiness to join two international space projects which include “optical space observation” and “Data Sharing Service Platform”.

Announcing Iran’s readiness to cooperate with Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) on space projects, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said “since the foundation of this international organization, Iran has been an active member of the organization and we plan to continue on the same path.”

“APSCO’s efforts to share information and train different groups in various countries is very valuable and has an influential role in scientific and educational undertakings of member countries,” he added, pointing to APSCO’s activities in sharing space information and data.

Jahromi stated that sharing information and exchanging services help reduce costs and increase the country’s awareness about its surroundings.

ICT Minister emphasized that Iran is ready to increase their space security and monitoring satellites and space bodies by joining the Asia-Pacific ground-based Satellite Observation System (APOSOS) project.

He also referred to Data Sharing Service Platform (DSSP) as the other project in which Iran will cooperate and said “this project is an advanced program which can help save financial resources and improve the quality of life during natural disasters like earthquake and flood which is particularly important for APSCO members as these countries are more prone such natural phenomena compared to the rest of the world.”

http://en.mehrnews.com/news/127922/Iran-ready-to-join-2-intl-space-projects
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North Korea-Iranian space cooperation

https://archive.fo/KNGwF/14b4aebdf050cdf44c7e1ebb782fe9a31a802dd7.jpg ; https://archive.is/KNGwF/26d89a6604195bbad45ccd54935ae2158361e77a/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200121192814/https://i.imgur.com/2e4tiR7.jpg ; https://archive.fo/8MUj0/5746e1eeabd68c89d76db3e1acc6dd6bb97af820.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190324234320if_/https://i.imgur.com/YJeN7HI.jpg
▲ 5. 银河家族系列运载火箭(部分成员)。 2020年 Artistic representation of the North Korean Unha launchers family, 2020. Outdated as of Mid-February 2020.

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To date, carbon fiber casings are not larger than 1 meter diameter (Salman-1) in Iran, when North Korea produces up to 1.8 meter diameter carbon fiber casings.

Indeed, North Korea leads the way.

United Nations Security Council

4 March 2021

Annex 20:Key items, including materials and equipment, used in the DPRK ballistic missile program.

S/2021/211

According to a Member State, among the items identified in the annex of “North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory”, 1 September 2020 (available from https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20200901), that DPRK has sought for its ballistic missile development efforts were items such as multi-axle heavy vehicles, specialty steel and aluminum, filament winding equipment, carbon fiber for composite motor cases; and aluminum powder and ammonium perchlorate. The Member State reaffirmed that DPRK’s ability to procure the types of technologies identified in the advisory from foreign suppliers is critical to its ongoing efforts to advance and expand its missile capabilities.

Page 133/419

https://web.archive.org/web/20210331160049/https://undocs.org/S/2021/211​

And here North Koreans supporting an Iranian space launch:

Annex 19-1: Regarding technical and logistics cooperation

According to a Member State, within the past several years, Iranian missile technicians from SHIG traveled to North Korea regarding an 80-ton rocket booster under development by the North Korean government. According to the Member State, 13 DPRK specialists may have travelled to Iran to support KOMID's work there, based on their experience with liquid propellant ballistic missiles systems (see table 19-1). The partnership between KOMID and SHIG is also alleged by the Member State to have developed in the area of logistics through shipments to Iran, using vessels belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), and routinely operating non-stop voyages from one third country ports to Iran. According to the Member State, these shipments included valves, electronics, and measuring equipment suitable for use in ground testing of liquid propellant ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles.

According to the Member State, the following Iranian SHIG officials are alleged to be involved in the KOMID-SHIG cooperation.

Asghar Esma’ilpur and Mohammad Gholami, who participated in Iran and supported the launch of an SLV that was launched with support and assistance from North Korean missile specialists.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20210331160049/https://undocs.org/S/2021/211​

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Iran-Chinese space cooperation

12 Oct 2015

Head of China's space station program: Foreign nations welcome to add modules, visit w/ crewed vehicles

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/653594130698907648

Iran to Use Chinese BeiDou as New Navigation System

Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:9

Tehran and Beijing inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transfer the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) technology to Iran.

Based on the MoU, the BeiDou technology as well as instruments to launch the system in Iran will be imported to the country from China.

Iran's SA IRAN Company has been entrusted with launching BeiDou ground stations and center to gather space information and data in cooperation with China.

The BDS is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction.

IranBeidou official website:
http://iranbeidou.ir/

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940725001120

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Iran National Space Administration at MAKS 2015

25 Aug 2015

Video
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/636105581783351296/pu/vid/640x360/af7EC96ozGZ0gZHK.webm

So, the Iranian space program is alive and well it seems

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/636105864282263552

Iran to Be Represented at MAKS-2015 Air Show


25.08.2015


Since 2000, the country has sent its delegations of experts and businessmen to Zhukovsky, he said. Initially, the Iranian booth covered an area of 8-12 square meters, and now it is 150.

Products by three brands will be presented at the MAKS-2015 – the Iranian National Space Agency, Aviko aircraft making company, and the Iranian association of air and space manufacturers.

Nearly 40 Iranian companies will present a wide range of products in several fields, including satellites, satellite carriers, mockup and prototypes.

"We are seriously considering the possibility of joint aviation and space production with Russia and the purchase of Russian-made equipment"

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150825/1026182747/iran-be-massively-represented-maks-2015.html

Talks with Vice-President of Iran S.Sattari started in the morning at MAKS Air Show and ended almost at midnight

25 Aug 2015

Dmitri Rogozin with S. Sattari

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/636288537533489152

28.08.2015

Iran is also interested in using Russian rocket carriers to launch satellites into orbit.

"as part of joint projects, we jointly develop and create satellites and cooperate in the sphere of space rocket construction," Iran’s Vice President told the Kommersant newspaper.

http://sputniknews.com/business/20150828/1026281099.html

Russia to launch Earth remote-sensing satellite for Iran in 2018

25.08.2015

Two Russian space companies have signed a cooperation agreement with an Iranian corporation, clearing the way for the creation of an Iranian satellite observation system.

According to the signed agreement, Russian companies will help Iran to create its own remote-sensing system which is used for gathering information about the Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.

Russian company NPK BARL will be responsible for building and adapting the system’s ground infrastructure, while another Russian company, VNIIEM, is tasked with building and launching the satellites. Iran’s Bonyan Danesh Shargh will be the operating company.

“The pre-contractual arrangement covers the development of an earth remote-sensing system based on an upgraded version of the Kanopus-V1 (Canopus-B) observation satellite,” Russia’s VNIIEM Corporation CEO Leonid Makridenko said, as cited by the RIA Novosti news agency.

"The launch on a Russian Soyuz carrier rocket is tentatively scheduled for 2018," he added.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin and Roscosmos General Director Igor Komarov, according to the Roscosmos statement.

http://www.rt.com/news/313410-Russia-Iran-space-cooperation/

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Iran, Europe to Build Remote Sensing Satellite

Sep 07, 2015

The agreement was signed between Iran's Sahfa Mahvareh company and a creditable European firm on the sidelines of the MAKS-2015 Aerospace Exhibition in Russia late August.

Based on the agreement, the remote sensing satellite will be jointly designed and built and Sahfa Mahvareh company will take its control after being launched into the space.

The MoU should be implemented within two years.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940616000820

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NAM Countries Interested in Space Cooperation with Iran

July, 29, 2015

A scientific delegation from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries expressed interest in increased space technology interactions with Tehran.

http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2...ies-interested-in-space-cooperation-with-iran

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Part 107

So.....where is the rocket for this?

Announced for 2016, Iran's first suborbital manned spaceflight with a Safir-1 rocket

http://jamejamonline.ir/online/998220970283024381

Sorry, but I will bet that Blue Origin sends people into space before Iran make their own Mercury-Redstone flights.

Researchers have success in the design of manned orbital spacecraft

2013/8/27

Design life of 14 days, orbital mission of up to 3 days with a crew of one to two astronauts.

Telecommunication antennas, solar arrays and radiators are installed outside the spacecraft.

Injection orbit of 250 × 200 km altitude, with operating altitude of 330 Km ± 5 km

Length of 5 m and diameter of 2.5 to 1.45 m, which is about four cubic meters volume
The mass of the propulsion module is 2.5 tons
The Reentry module has a mass of 2.5 tons.

Solar Electric system power: 1.00 average kW.
Batteries power: 0.2 kW

http://isna.ir/fa/news/92060502937/موفقیت-محققان-ایرانی-در-طراحی-فضاپیمای-سرنشین

Sorry, but I will bet that Blue Origin sends people into space before Iran. Though they might win if they counts primates as well.... ?

According to Galactic Penguin's racist logic

, then Russia should be the first to send people to Mars by 2017 ?
We are all sure that with the reaction jet packs on your back, you are America's best hope to make the first ever Uranus shot!:lol:

Friends on Earth, friends in space too!

Scientists are preparing a group of monkeys for a mission to Mars

26 October 2015; 14:31

http://gazeta.a42.ru/images/cache/61220_png_bf05f13c38ad31d829ca891e924b400f.png

Domestic scientists are preparing a group of monkeys for a mission to Mars. In this experiment the monkeys not only learn how to control the spacecraft, but also will be the first representatives of Earth to set foot on the Red planet.

Scientists of the Russian Institute of biomedical problems (IBMP) have carried out experiments on 4 rhesus monkeys are considered the most intelligent primates. It is assumed that each of macaques-the astronauts will be a two-year preparation for the trip to the Red planet.

In the process of training monkeys to rise up early, 3 hours with instructors, solve different kind of tasks, then they are entitled to lunch and rest. "We have to civilize. She needs to sit in the chair, we must do something, not talking about test, test, some operations in this chair," explained the chief of Department of sensorimotor physiology and maintenance Inessa Kozlovskaya IBMP.

How to convince researchers, monkeys have to learn to steer with the joystick and to get the cursor at the target that appears on the screen. "The background of this pilot control of the spacecraft landing. I don't claim that this is built on control during the flight. But the monkey must be trained to perform specific program, similar in key areas, management programs inhabitant of our planet", - quote Kozlovsky

As conceived by scientists, in 3 months macaques, as experienced players will be in fractions of seconds to catch the joystick targets. A year will solve the mind mathematical problems and without the help of others to make a program of personal practice. Scientists admit that 1st mission to Mars, people will have to yield your own, if you believe Charles Darwin, the closest family members - apes.

http://news.rin.ru/eng/news_text/135409/

Роскосмос готовит группу обезьян к полету на Марс видео - YouTube

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[Soheil_Esy]

Part 108

Iranian rocket scientists killed in accidents

Father of Iran's Missile Program Killed in 11/12 Bid Kaneh Explosion

93/08/22

Iran has managed to design,manufacture,and test its new and powerful solid-fuel based Space launch Vehicle called Ghaem.

This prestigious and extremely sophisticated program was initiated and lead by Hassan Tehrani Moghadam and his team years ago and unfortunately experienced a set-back during a failed test back in 2011 which took the lives of several Iranian scientist including General Moghadam but eventually resulted in success in 2014.

• He was born in: October 29, 1959 (Persian calendar 1338/8/6) in Tehran, Iran
  
• Started education in Metallurgy university: September 23, 1977 (Persian calendar 1356/7/1)
  
• Founded IRGC ground force artillery unit: 1982 (Persian calendar 1361)
  
• IRGC first MRL built in: 1983 (Persian calendar 1362)
  
• Founded IRGC missile brigade in: September 23, 1984 (Persian calendar 1363/7/1)
  
• Send 13 IRGC personnel to Syria for Scud-B missile training: October 23, 1984 (Persian calendar 1363/8/1)
  
• First Scud-B missile unit imported to Kermanshah province, Iran under IRGC command in: February 20, 1985 (Persian calendar 1363/12/1)
  
• First Scud-B fired by IRGC missile unit to Kirkuk oil refinery, Iraq in: March 12, 1985 (Persian calendar 1363/12/21)
  
• IRGC missile unit became independent from IRGC artillery unit under the command of Tehrani Moghadam on: 1985 (Persian calendar 1364)
  
• IRGC missile brigade becoming part of IRGC air force in: 1986 (Persian calendar 1365)
  
• Tehrani Moghadam and other IRGC specialists produced the first Iranian copy of Scud-B named Shahab-1 شهاب يك and Nazeat نازعات rocket artilery in: August 12, 1991 (Persian calendar 1370/5/21)
  
• Khameni send congratulations to Tehrani Moghadam for producing Shahab-3 شهاب سه missile in: April 30, 1995 (Persian calendar 1374/2/10)
  
• President of IRGC missile and Space science and technology in: 2005 (Persian calendar 1385)
  
• Tehrani Moghdam was testing new missile system but the new engine exploded during the test, he was killed in: November 12, 2011 (Persian calendar 1390/8/21)
  
• The missile project that IRGC Major General Hassan Tehrani Moghadam tried to develop was operational in: November 12, 2014 (Persian calendar 1393/8/21)

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Major General Hassan Tehrani Moghdam was testing new solid propellant rocket engine system when he was killed in an explosion on November 12, 2011

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930822000347

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Iran's Space Scientist Killed in 9/11 Mecca Crane Collapse

Sep 14, 2015

Iran's Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi announced on Monday evening that Dr. Ahmad Hatami, a science board member of Iran Space Research Center, was among the 11 Iranian pilgrims who died in the incident.

At least 107 Hajj pilgrims were killed and 238 more were injured when the crane collapsed on to the Grand Mosque during storms.

According to reports, 11 Iranians were killed, and 32 more were injured in the incident.

Storms were lashing the Saudi city of Mecca when strong winds brought down the crane that was part of construction works.

Tons of rubble and debris crashed to the ground on top of scores of people gathering in the mosque for 6:30 prayers when a section of the crane crashed through the roof.

Iran's renowned space scientist and university professor Ahmad Hatami has been one of the 11 Iranian pilgrims who died in the 9/11 crane collapse incident in Mecca on Friday.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940623001478

:uhh:???:blink:
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VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ORYyAEQrc
9/11 crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Part 109

Iranian satellites already launched

Sinah-1

On October 27, 2005, at 06:52, Russia's Cosmos 3M rocket launched from Plesetsk Iran's first micro-satellites of 170 kg. Iran became the 43rd member of the world space club.

Iranian press reports that it is intended for "telecommunications and research".

26 January 2014

Sinah-1 satellite


http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر[/quote]

http://www.military.ir/forums/topic/21976-ماهواره-ناهيد،-اولين-ماهواره-بومي-با-قابليت-افر/

January 24, 2005, the Russian government authorized the launch of the Iranian satellite Mesbah and Sinah from Plesetsk with the launch vehicle "Kosmos-3M". Sinah-1 was launched on 27 October 2005. This satellite weighing 160 kg was built for Iran on the platform "Siberian Crane" (photo below) and is equipped with two cameras with a resolution of 50 and 250 meters.

http://anjoman.tebyan.net/newmobile.aspx?pid=17257&threadid=297821


http://www.astronaut.ru/bookcase/books/afanasiev3/text/28.htm
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http://kik-sssr.ru/Adapter_Plesetsk.htm

http://www.tebyan.net/newmobile.aspx/8/index.aspx?pid=61853


VIDEO

Iran Sina-1 satellite&Russian launch Kosmos-3M history ماهواره سینا-۱و پرتابگر روسیه تاریخچه - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWfgJtWidwI

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Huanjing-1A/B

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/uploads/post-1283-1097714350.jpg
Among the first satellite disclosed, back in circa October 2004.

Screen capture of the same satellite as above at t=308 seconds, or 5m08s in the video from circa 2 February 2009

Same satellite as above at t=308 seconds, or 5m08s in the video from circa 2 February 2009

2014-10-15

Environmental disaster monitoring and forecasting small satellites constellation HJ-1A /B/C includes two optical satellite HJ-1A/B and a radar satellite HJ-1C, allowing ecological environment and disasters, on a large-scale, all-weather, 24/7 dynamic monitoring. Environmental satellites are equipped with wide coverage CCD camera, infrared multispectral scanner, hyperspectral imager, synthetic aperture radar and other four remote sensors, composition, and high temporal resolution, high spectral resolution and wide coverage having a high spatial resolution a more complete series of earth observation remote sensing.

HJ-1A / B satellite was successfully launched at 11:25 Beijing Time on September 6, 2008, [in a 649.093 km SSO, 97.9486 degree inclination]. HJ-1A satellite equipped with a CCD camera and hyperspectral imager (HSI), HJ-1B satellite is equipped with a CCD camera and an infrared camera ( IRS). HJ-1A and HJ-1B satellites have two CCD cameras, with equal visual field for parallel observations, with completion of ground swath width of 700 km. The ground pixel resolution is 30 meters, imaging with four spectral bands. In addition, the HJ-1A satellite is fitted with a hyperspectral imager, with a ground swath width of 50 kilometers, the ground pixel resolution is 100 meters, imaging spectrum from 110 to 128 spectral bands, with a ± 30 ° side capacity and on-board scaling function. On the HJ-1B satellite it is also carrying an infrared camera, to complete the land width is 720 km, the ground pixel resolution is 150 meters / 300 meters, forming near the short and long four spectral spectral bands. HJ-1A and HJ-1B satellite orbit satellites are identical, the phase difference is 180 °. The two CCD cameras have a revisit period of only two days.

http://www.wsepb.cn/uploadfile/jpg/2010-5/201052116251911.jpg
http://www.wsepb.cn/wMcms_ReadNews.asp?NewsID=797

http://www.cresda.com/site1/Satellite/images/2015/08/12/1CE6FE33CE765D63C61E3FD11C7558A1.jpg
Orbital parameters of HJ-1A/B

http://www.cresda.com/site1/Satellite/images/2015/08/12/7B7A95CC45211D4E9844830E2B48F2B8.jpg
HJ-1A/B instruments

http://www.cresda.com/site1/Satelli...15/08/06/61050DA11EC8E51590D87F27580EF516.jpg
HJ-1B 30 meter resolution multispectral image

http://www.cresda.com/site1/Satelli...15/08/06/259D73611335A162128F22360A859168.jpg
HJ-1B 150 meters IR image


http://www.cresda.com/site1/Satellite/3064.shtml
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[Soheil_Esy]

Part 110

Omid

26 January 2014

Omid satellite

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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Iran Space Agency preparation and Launch of Omid Satellite سازمان فضایی ایران - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjG3kN5C3CM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d217ePgS6M0
The first iran sattelite omid was sent to orbit - Presstv - YouTube

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Part 111

Rasad-1

26 January 2014

Rasad satellite

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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Video

Iran Safir SLV currying Rasad-1 satellite 4 Cam on-board images 3m51s ایران پرتاب ماهواره رصد-۱
Jan 2, 2015
2011 Iran Safir SLV currying Rasad-1 satellite four cameras on-board images
Four on-board cameras of Safir SLV records the telemetry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5eVcfOq29Y

Safir/Rasad RocketCam 3m44s
Jun 26, 2011
Safir Rasad (2nd Iranian Satellite in orbit) launch from view point of its 4 rocket-cams.
Cam1: Rocket (downwards)
Cam2: Rocket (upwards)
Cam3: Satellite fairings
Cam4: Second stage motor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obyjIFoRVwU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49aV3EtO8z4
Iran puts second satellite Rasad into orbit - YouTube

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Part 112

Navid satellite Part 1

Friday 4 February 2012

Iran on Friday successfully sent another domestically-made satellite, named 'Navid-e Elm-o Sana'at' (Promise of Science and Industry), into orbit.

The satellite was sent to space following a decree by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday morning via videoconference.

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjou and Head of State Spatial Organization Hamid Fazeli attended the control panel for the launch of the satellite.

The satellite, completely designed and built by Iranian experts, blasted into orbit on the occasion of the 10-Day Dawn celebrations, marking the 33rd anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.

The 50-kilogram orbiter lifted off into space with an orbital angle of 55 degrees on the Iranian-made Safir satellite-carrier.

Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli said the domestically-built Navid satellite will circle the Earth at altitudes between 250 and 370 kilometers.

Navid-e Elm-o Sanat is a telecom, measurement and scientific satellite whose records could be used in a wide range of fields.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010173437​

26 January 2014

Navid satellite


http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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Part 113

Navid satellite Part 2

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Part 114

Navid satellite Part 3

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Full video download:
http://reza4087.persiangig.com/video/khabar 20.flv

Iran Successfully Launches New Satellite into Orbit

Tehran, February 7 [2012] (KCNA) -- Iran successfully launched its domestically-built Navid-e Elm-o Sanat satellite into orbit on Friday. The satellite was carried by the Iranian-made Safir satellite-carrier.

This remote-sensing observation satellite is designed to take hi-res pictures of the globe and collect data on weather conditions.

http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2012/201202/news08/20120208-20ee.html
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"It was a clear evening and I had a 71 degree elevation pass of Navid, which moves in a 250 x 375 km orbit," says Langbroek. "The satellite was invisible to the naked eye (I estimate its magnitude as +7), but my camera was able to record its faint trail moving just south of the alpha Persei star association. Measuring only 50 x 60 cm, Navid is the smallest object in orbit I have ever photographed."

http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-1320617-2-1.html



Video of the launch preparations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXonAVEW1Ms
Interview and launch preparations - YouTube


Video of the launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtumQl7wgDQ
IR Iran launches 3rd satellite into space (most complete version) - YouTube​

 

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Part 115

Fajr satellite

Video: animation of Fajr launch preparation

Iran successfully places domestically made Fajr satellite into orbit پرتاب ماهواره فجر ايران
Dec 6, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt3CKFGOvo

February 2, 2015

Fajr, is the fourth Iranian-made satellite put into orbit aboard Safir Launch vehicle

Video: animation of Fajr launch
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http://v.alalam.ir/news/2015/02/02/alalam_635584784152895598_25f_4x3.mp4
http://web.archive.org/web/20151120222326/http://v.alalam.ir/news/2015/02/02/alalam_635584784152895598_25f_4x3.mp4

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26 January 2014

Fajr satellite

http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/media/...n-rouhani-visits-exhibition-of-space-industry

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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Iran Successfully Sends ‘Fajr’ Satellite into Orbit

February, 02, 2015

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran successfully sent domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite into orbit on Monday as the country prepares to mark National Day of Space Technology.

This is the fourth homegrown satellite launched successfully into space by the Iranian experts at the Defense Ministry's Aerospace Industries Organization and Iran Electronics Industries.

The satellite was sent into space using home-made Safir-e Fajr satellite carrier.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan congratulated the Iranian leader, nation and government over the “invaluable success”.

As regards the carrier used to send Fajr satellite into orbit, Dehqan said all the production phases of the carrier, including its design and development, have been done in the ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization.

Iran has in recent years made great headways in manufacturing satellites thanks to the efforts made by its local scientists.

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▲ 1. The Fajr satellite was sent into space using home-made Safir-e Fajr satellite carrier.

http://web.archive.org/web/20210430143212/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2015/02/02/641834/iran-successfully-sends-fajr-satellite-into-orbit
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Iran launches homemade Safir Fajr satellite imagery into space پرتاب ماهواره فجر ايران
Feb 2, 2015

Iran has successfully placed into orbit the domestically-made Fajr (Dawn) satellite with President Hassan Rouhani issuing the order for its launch.

The satellite is capable of staying in the space for 1.5 years and can taking and transmitting high-quality and accurate pictures to stations on earth.

Fajr satellite is technically characterized by an orbit which could promote from 250 to 450 kilometers through a thruster or an engine.

It is the new generation of Omid (Hope) satellite, which was designed and manufactured by Iranian experts in 2009.

Equipped with GPS navigation system, Fajr is the fourth Iranian-made satellite which was put into orbit after three others between 2009 and 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzt5V8buqM

 

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Part 116

Tolou satellite Part 1

Tolou

Feb 02, 2015

Tolou and AUT Sat will be sent into space onboard the Simorq satellite carrier

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13931113001294
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October, 07, 2015

Iran plans to send its first domestically-made remote-sensing satellite “Tolou 1 (Rise 1)” into orbit in the first half of the next Iranian calendar year, which will begin on March 20, 2016, the head of Iran’s National Space Center announced.

“The satellite has an imaging capability with an accuracy range of 25 square meters at a distance of 500 kilometers from the Earth,” Manteqi added.

http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2...-homegrown-remote-sensing-satellite-next-year
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25 August 2015

Tolou (Sunrise) weighting about 100 kg with a life span of over one and a half year, soon to be launched to a 500 km orbit

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940603001016
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http://8sobh.ir/fa/news/27813/نمایشگاه-فناوری-فضایی

Toloo Earth Observation Satellite

It is the first of a new generation of reconnaissance satellites being built by Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) with SIGINT capabilities. The satellite weighing 100kg is hexagonal in shape with a 86 cm base and a 100 cm height. Its imagery products will be used for synoptic land mapping, monitoring of water bodies and environmental disasters, agricultural areas and forests, urban distribution, and cloud coverage. Toloo is the first domestic remote sensing microsatellite planned to acquire images of the Earth with a resolution of 50m.

Type / Application Earth Observation
Orbit 500 Km
Weight 100 Kg
Life Time 1.5 Years
Launch Vehicle Simorgh

http://en.insa.ir/page/National+Space+Achievements+internal+page?showitem=12
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║ Toloo Earth Observation Satellite      ║
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║ Type / Application │ Earth Observation ║
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║ Orbit              │ 500 Km            ║
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║ Weight             │ 100 Kg            ║
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║ Life Time          │ 1.5 Years         ║
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║ Launch Date        │                   ║
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║ Launch Vehicle     │ Simorgh           ║
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Inauguration of Imam Khomeini National Space Base by launching a satellite on Simorgh

27 July 2017

On the eve of the birth of the eighth shining star of the sky of Imamate and the province of Imam Reza (AS), Imam Khomeini National Space Base was officially inaugurated with a successful test launch of the Simorgh satellite into space. It is considered as a fixed platform of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is a huge complex that is responsible for all stages of preparation, launch, control and guidance of satellites. Imam Khomeini National Space Station (RA) is designed and built in accordance with modern world standards in terms of technology. In the final phase, it will cover all the needs of the country in LEO orbit. Simorgh orbiting satellite is also able to place satellites weighing up to 250 kg in the 500 km orbit of the earth. The satellite was also displayed at the Iran Pavilion at the 2017 Max Aerospace Exhibition in Russia and is the largest satellite carrier in Iran, built by the Ministry of Defense Aerospace Organization.

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▲ 1. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 2. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 3. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 4. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 5. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 6. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 7. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 8. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 9. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 10. Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.

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▲ 1. Inauguration of Imam Khomeini National Space Base by launching a satellite on Simorgh.

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▲ 2. Inauguration of Imam Khomeini National Space Base by launching a satellite on Simorgh.

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▲ 3. Inauguration of Imam Khomeini National Space Base by launching a satellite on Simorgh.

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▲ 1. Inauguration of Imam Khomeini SLC.

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Part 117

Tolou satellite Part 2

Video

Iran launches Tolou satellite by Simorgh carrier from Imam Khomeini Space Center

July 27, 2017 (Persian calendar 1396/5/5)

Iran opened its first rocket launch site on Thursday with launching Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ which took Tolou satellite ماهواره طلوع to the orbit.
The National Imam Khomeini Space Center كانون فضايي امام خميني, the first rocket launch site of Iran with fixed launch pad, opened on Thursday with launching its domestically-manufactured Simorgh carrier, mission of which is to put Iranian satellite Tolou into the orbit.
The Imam Khomeini Complex is capable of all operations related to satellite carriers, including preparation, launch, control and steering.

The complex is reported to enjoy the latest technology of the world meeting the newest international standards of the field. The site has been designed and built by the experts of the defense ministry.

The finalized edition of the center will meet all the needs of Iran in operations at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ is designed to take satellites with the maximum weight of 250 kilograms into an orbit of 500 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

The Simorgh rocket is 27 metres (89 ft) long, and has a launch mass of 87 tonnes (192,000 lb). Its first stage is powered by four main engines, each generating up to 29,000 kilograms-force (280 kN; 64,000 lbf) of thrust, plus a fifth engine used for attitude control, providing an additional 13,600 kgf (133 kN; 30,000 lbf).[6] At liftoff, these engines generate a total 130,000 kgf (1,300 kN; 290,000 lbf) of thrust.
Simorgh was designed to place a 350 kilogram (770 lb) payload into a 500 kilometre (310 mi) low Earth orbit. According to ISNA the engine could be used in future rockets capable of carrying 700 kilogram (1,500 lb) satellites into 1,000 kilometre (620 mi) orbits.


Iran has successfully launched its domestically-manufactured Simorgh carrier ماهواره بر سيمرغ, whose mission is to put Iranian satellites into the orbit.

The launch was carried out by Imam Khomeini Space Center كانون فضايي امام خميني.

The report added that Simorgh satellite carrier is able to put satellites weighing as much as 250 kilograms at an orbit about 500 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

The report said Imam Khomeini Space Center is responsible for all operations related to satellite carriers, including preparation, launch, control and steering.

Iran's Imam Khomeini Space Center conforms to the latest international standards and after final phase of its development, the base will be able to meet all the country’s needs at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

The launch signals official inauguration of Imam Khomeini Space Center.

In December last year, Iran’s minister of information and communications technology said the country was planning to send a new domestically-manufactured satellite into space by the past Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20, 2017).

Mahmoud Vaezi محمد واعضي added that Iran planned to send two more satellites into space by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (which ends on March 20, 2018).

The three satellites have been manufactured by young Iranian experts in research centers at the country’s universities, the minister said.

He also noted that Iran was about to sign a contract with a Russian company on the manufacture of a remote-sensing satellite.

Vaezi’s واعضي remarks came after head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Mohsen Bahrami محمد بهرامي said in October 2016 that the country was planning to send three home-made satellites into space.

Speaking to reporters on the occasion of World Space Week, Bahrami said Sharif Sat شريف ست would be put into orbit by the end of the last Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2017).

He added that Amirkabir and Nahid I satellites ماهواره ناهيد يك would be put into space during the next Iranian calendar year, noting that the preparation process for domestically-manufactured Sadr satellite ماهواره صدر was also underway.

The ISA chief stated that Sharif Sat was a remote-sensing satellite and Nahid I was a communications satellites.

Simorgh:
Simurgh سيمرغ, is a benevolent, mythical bird in Iranian mythology and literature. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as a "phoenix" ققنوس‎‎, Persian humā هما‎‎.

The figure can be found in all periods of Iranian art and literature and is also evident in the iconography of Georgia, medieval Armenia, the Byzantine Empire, and other regions that were within the realm of Persian cultural influence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omyCg8i2f5Y

Iran Khomeini National Space Center & Simorgh SLV launch پایگاه فضایی امام‌ پرتاب ماهواره‌بر سیمرغ
Jul 28, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvqrdLbD3A

Iran made Simorgh launcher carries Tolou satellite into LEO orbit ماهواره طلوع ماهواره بر سيمرغ 5
Dec 6, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i54NQoHAkTM

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Iran rocket suffered 'catastrophic failure,' likely blew up, US official says

July 28, 2017

A much-hyped Tehran space launch turned out to be a dud, as the Iranian Simorgh rocket suffered a "catastrophic failure" shortly after liftoff on Thursday and likely blew up before it reached space, two U.S. officials told Fox News.

On Thursday, U.S. Strategic Command, which monitors launches around the world, could only confirm a satellite was not deployed from the rocket. But fresh intelligence assessments on Friday confirmed yet another failure by the Islamic Republic in its mission to place an operational satellite into orbit --something Tehran has never done before, despite repeated attempts over the past few years.

Officials have long been concerned the technology used to put a satellite into space could also be repurposed to make a long-range ballistic missile capable of one day potentially hitting the U.S. The Simorgh rocket is based on a North Korean design.

Iran's state media on Thursday claimed the launch was successful, but U.S. spy agencies quickly determined that assessment was more propaganda than fact.

But even though it failed, Iran's attempted rocket launch succeeded in violating United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.

Critics of the UN resolution -- which went into effect days after the landmark Iran nuclear agreement two years ago -- say the language is purposefully weak, however, and does not forbid Iran from carrying out such tests. The resolution states Iran is merely "called upon" not to conduct such rocket and missile tests.

http://web.archive.org/web/20181212234322/https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-rocket-suffered-catastrophic-failure-likely-blew-up-us-official-says
https://archive.ph/EnUyl
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Part 118

Payam-1 satellite Part 1

Payam-e-Amirkabir

Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:59

Unveiled in a ceremony participated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran today on the occasion of the Space Technology Day in Iran.

Payam-e Amir Kabir has been designed and built in Amir Kabir University of Technology and is capable of taking images with a precision better than 40 meters.

https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1395/11/13/139511131225116759867804.jpg
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/media/2017/02/01/1315447/iran-unveils-2-new-homegrown-satellites
Left: Nahid-1 (Venus-1); Right: Payam-e-Amirkabir (Amirkabir’s message)

https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1395/11/13/139511131225118629867804.jpg
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/media/2017/02/01/1315447/iran-unveils-2-new-homegrown-satellites
Left: Nahid-1 (Venus-1); Right: Payam-e-Amirkabir (Amirkabir’s message)

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951113000454
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Payam Satellite to launch into orbit

December 25, 2018

TEHRAN – The Payam Satellite, manufactured by Amirkabir University of Technology, will launch into orbit in the near future, the information and communication technology minister announced, Fars reported on Tuesday.

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, who visited the space center at Iran University of Science and Technology, said the Payam Satellite will be completed and delivered by Friday.

He called the satellite-based crop monitoring as one of the most important services, which would be very beneficial for the farmers.

The image resolution of the Payam Satellite is 45 meters and can stay in orbit for three years while the Zafar has 22.5 meters image resolution, he said.

http://web.archive.org/web/20200703180230/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/431091/Payam-Satellite-to-launch-into-orbit
https://archive.is/wcGeK
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Iranian Satellite Passes Tests: Official

January, 07, 2019 - 15:11 Science news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An official at the Iranian Space Agency said the homegrown satellite ‘Payam’ has so far passed all pre-launch tests.

Ali Sadeqi Nayini on Monday said Payam has undergone several tests at ground stations in the past days.

The satellite was taken to a space research center for the third stage of tests on its systems, he noted, adding that it has passed all the tests.

The current stage of tests will finish within the next few days, the official added.

Sadeqi Nayini also explained that the whole process of manufacturing satellites for measuring purposes, from designing to launch and data analysis, are now fully carried out by local experts.

“No country has helped us in this sphere and this technology is fully indigenous,” he stressed.

In February 2017, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled 3 new achievements in the space industry, including Payam, which has been made in Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology with the mission to take surveying images at resolutions below 40 meters. Equipped with a range of homegrown technologies, the satellite will go into orbit with a local carrier.

In July 2017, Iran inaugurated the Imam Khomeini National Space Center with the successful test-launch of a homegrown satellite carrier dubbed Simorgh.

The center, home to Iran’s first fixed launch platform, administrates the development, launch, and navigation of Iranian satellite carriers.

Designed and built in compliance with international standards, the Imam Khomeini National Space Center is going to handle all space projects in the low‑Earth orbit (LEO).

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▲ 1. Iranian Space Agency's homegrown satellite ‘Payam’ on the right.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190107190709/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/01/07/1917292/iranian-satellite-passes-tests-official

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Both launch complex are now readying for a space launch, the LC-1 for Safir-1 with smaller payload of 50 kg, and LC-2 for heavier Safir-2 with 100 kg and more payload.

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▲ A planetlab image shows that on 9 January 2019, Iran erected the gantry at the circular LC-1 launch pad. There are two launch pads at the Imam Khomeini Space Center, Semnan.

 

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Part 119

Payam-1 satellite Part 2

Safir-2-e-Payam launch

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▲ 2. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV.

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▲ 3. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV.

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▲ 4. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV under movable processing tower.

https://archive.ph/XFCyx/fa17b6b8273e1816d1371877e8322aaa32cada7c.jpg ; https://archive.ph/XFCyx/38c328bf8e66e7c54f078ff0878e85ecc21809f1/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210425111025/https://www.mefda.ir/d/2019/01/16/4/290845.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210425105258/https://www.mefda.ir/photo/86587/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1 ; https://archive.ph/3Y7yT
▲ 5. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV under movable processing tower.

https://archive.ph/W4apP/4db4ba76ca570834fe461f17fe81efc318c024ac.jpg ; https://archive.ph/W4apP/89ffb6f2913f7c55abb4b92f57615822e57e6df6/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210425111338/https://www.mefda.ir/d/2019/01/16/4/290846.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210425105258/https://www.mefda.ir/photo/86587/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1 ; https://archive.ph/3Y7yT
▲ 6. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV night launch.

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▲ 7. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV night launch.

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▲ 8. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV night launch.

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▲ 9. Iran's Safir-2-e-Payam SLV night launch.

▲ 10. Video of the January 15, 2019, Safir-2-e-Payam launch. Published on Jan 15, 2019
Iran launches a domestically-built satellite into space ; PressTV ; Published on Jan 15, 2019 ;
Iran has launched a domestically-built satellite into space ; Published on Jan 15, 2019 ; http://defanews.ir/node/509529 ; defanews.ir/sites/default/files/simorgh.mp4 ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKy2Zmgw5So ; youtube.com/watch?v=l6soFXjxjYU ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pgscPvI39A

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▲ 11. Track of the January 15, 2019, Safir-2-e-Payam launch.

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▲ 12. Track of the January 15, 2019, Safir-2-e-Payam launch.

Unlike the 3 previous failed test launches of the Safir-2 SLV, the first two stages have performed perfectly for the first time. Separation of the second and third stage succeeded.

The total estimated mass to have splashed down to the ocean comprising the Saman-1 upper stage of ~500kg and the Payam-e-Amir-Kabir satellite of 100kg, totaled ~600kg.

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U.S. State Department

Robert Palladino
Deputy Spokesperson
Washington, DC
February 7, 2019

In defiance of the international community, the Iranian regime continues to develop and test ballistic missiles, including a reported second failed space launch in less than a month. Space launch vehicles use technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, including in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). This attempted launch furthers Iran’s ability to eventually build such a weapon that threatens our allies.

https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2019/02/288897.htm
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Iran's Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit, Crashes Into Indian Ocean

2019/01/17 [12:01]

Iranian media has reported about the successful launch of the Payam satellite. The vehicle has reportedly passed its first and second stages but had failed to reach the necessary speed for the third stage in order to rise to the planned altitude of 500 kilometers.

The remains of Iran’s Payam satellite plummeted into the Indian Ocean, Ahmad Motamedi, the chancellor of Amirkabir University, which designed and developed the satellite, told the local Mehr news agency.

"According to GPS data active until the last minute, Payam fell into Indian Ocean, after failure to be located into the orbit," Motamedi said.

The researcher described the technical performance of the satellite as "favorable," adding that Payam was sending out signals for about six minutes before the connection with it was lost.

Motamedi mentioned the failure of the launcher to calculate the initial speed of the satellite and fuel-related problems among the reasons that led to the satellite’s failure to reach the orbit.

"Given the order by Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi to design and build the next satellite, named 'Payam 2', our team of scientists will prepare it for launch in less than a year, thanks to the technical knowledge we have now acquired," Motamedi pointed out.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190119113534/http://jajusibo.com/sub_read.html?uid=43661&section=sc29&section2=
https://archive.ph/MWOH0
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The 'Message' sends a signal to Earth / we will build a new satellite in the shortest time

16 JAN 2019

Head of Amir Kabir University of Technology: The Minister of Communications, in the very early minutes of the successful signals received, emphasized that the group of collaborators involved in the construction of the satellite would continue to work vigorously and quickly begin work for the next mission. They do. According to the Amir Kabir University of Technology Public Relations: Dr. Sewed Ahmad Motamedi, referring to the late launch of Amir Kabir's Payam (Message) satellite that could not be correctly positioned in the orbit added: it's possible to imagine that this launch was generally unsuccessful, albeit in a practical way. The argument is correct, but technically and technologically, the satellite and rocket that carried the satellite, reached 90 percent success. He said that for the first time such a rocket could successfully carry a 110 kilogram weight satellite, up to 500 kilometers or so, which have been done successfully by the first and second stages, but the third stage has quickly deployed the payload. It was at more than 7 km/s, and shorter of 2 tenths of a kilometer/second, a speed which unfortunately can not be reach. Motamedi added: 'If it does not reach the critical speed quickly, and naturally faster than that, the satellite can not be injected into orbit and will begin to lower and fall back. The head of the Amir Kabir University of Technology said the satellite also started working and passed a hard stage and immediately began to send a signal from the rocket, indicating that the various components of the satellite worked in the same minutes and sent the singals. Motamedi added: 'Our colleagues analyze the signals received from the received information, and what happened on the way. He added that the construction of Amir Kabir's Payam satellite lasted about 10 years, and its technical know-how was obtained and its appropriate infrastructure was created, which places us in a position where it can be constructed in less than a year the next time. And deliver. Motamedi said, 'Al-Shallah, after the talk with the Minister of Communications and Information Technology on this issue, will start shortly with the launch of the next satellite,' he said. He added: 'All countries and organizations that have started their activities in this field and have been able to enter the club of space lanchers, which are not 4 or 5 countries in the world, have had such problems naturally, although in some cases one percent error is not acceptable. The head of Amir Kabir University of Technology said: think that technology has been mastered in effective steps in the country and we can successfully launch them successively in the next examples so that we can benefit from it.'

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▲ 2. Payam-e Amirkabir Satellite.

pr.aut.ac.ir/?p=3317
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Part 120

Doosti satellite Part 1

3 February 2016

Unveiled on 3 February 2016, Iran's National Day of Space Technology, Friendship will be launched by the year's end into orbit, with a mass of 50 kg.

http://cdn.mashreghnews.ir/files/fa/news/1394/11/14/1460675_682.jpg

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/531224/رونمایی-از-ماهواره-دوستی-با-حضور-رئیس-جمهورعکس
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Video

[SIZE=1[plain]Iran Sensing Satellite "Dosti" ماهواره سنجشی دوستی - YouTube[/plain][/SIZE]

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According to the U.N.'s I.T.U. latest database update of 09.01.2019: KHALIJEFARS, KIYASAT, NAHID, AUTSAT and DOUSTI are the next candidates for a N-GSO launch.

https://archive.ph/lG8Cl/90ffce236a27e47f6be11cd4a6e8de8686d26e63.jpg ; https://archive.ph/lG8Cl/c74ddcccfd6b396f2584d449b4869f7d8e6b98a5/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210421204333/https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/last-update-of-the-database-09-01-2019-jpg.532384/?temp_hash=a064fb34506692c48e994fce8dfb9745 ; https://www.itu.int/net/ITU-R/space/snl/listinuse/index.asp?sel_satname=&sel_orbit_from=&sel_orbit_to=&sel_adm=&sel_org=&sel_date_from=&sel_date_to=&sel_sns_id=&sel_prov=&sel_rec=&mod=asc&order=adm&npage=6
▲ U.N.'s I.T.U. latest database update of 09.01.2019

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Iran to launch Friendship satellite into space

February 4, 2019 - 23:17

TEHRAN – Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday that Iran’s new satellite, called Doosti (Friendship), is ready to be launched into the space.

“Soon we will have good news for the people because the Doosti satellite is ready and we are waiting for the final say of the Defense Ministry to put it into the earth’s orbit,” Azari Jahromi said as he inaugurated an ICT park in Mashad.

According to IRNA, he added the Iranian youth have built several satellites over the past couple of years.

http://web.archive.org/web/20210430144251/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/432679/Iran-to-launch-Friendship-satellite-into-space
https://archive.ph/DjA1Q
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Exclusive video of the 5 February 2019 launch of Safir-e-Dosti

中国新闻] 伊朗成功发射“友谊”号卫星 | CCTV中文国际; Published on Feb 8, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp80vHaRxiA
▲ 1. Video of the 5 February 2019 launch of Safir-e-Dosti. Published on Feb 8, 2019

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Satellite Imagery Suggests 2nd Iranian Space Launch Has Failed

February 6, 20193:21 PM ET

Satellite imagery of a space launch center in northern Iran suggests a second attempt to launch a satellite has failed.

The imagery, taken Wednesday by San Francisco-based company Planet and shared with NPR, shows burn scars on a newly painted launchpad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center. The burns appeared after days of activity at the site, which suggested Iran had been preparing for a launch.

This would be the second attempted space launch by Iran in less than a month. On Jan. 15, Iran attempted to launch a satellite, built by an Iranian university, aboard a large rocket known as the Simorgh. In a speech several days after the launch, President Trump warned that Iran's space launch program could help the country "pursue intercontinental ballistic missile capability."

this would be the fifth time that a Safir rocket failed since its first launch attempt in 2008. Four other Safir launches were successful.

The imagery suggests that the rocket flew for a while before failing. "The scorch marks and lack of apparent crash adjacent to the pad suggest it made it at least 10 seconds, if not longer into flight,"

"Whether the first or second stage failed, we cannot judge without additional information."

https://archive.ph/C7Ah1/d6e44c0531b59a169d78cbc11eb381ec6f6fc5c0.jpg ; https://archive.ph/C7Ah1/3419abc138eb3f68c1761698a6aa458b65b3795e/scr.png ;
http://web.archive.org/web/20210430145415/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dyv8RX3UYAAhslF?format=jpg&name=medium
▲ 1. These satellite images show a circular launchpad for the Safir rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran. The image on the right, taken on Feb. 6, shows a burn scar. The image on the left, from Jan. 21, does not.

http://web.archive.org/web/20210430145825/https://www.npr.org/2019/02/06/692071812/satellite-imagery-suggests-second-iranian-space-launch-has-failed?t=1619794575709
https://archive.ph/6Ljtq
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Part 121

Nahid-1 satellite Part 1


Nahid-1

Mordad 12 1392

Nahid satellite was design and manufacture by Amir Kabir University of Technology

The satellite will be deployed in highly elliptical orbit with an apogee and perigee of 375 x 250 km and 55 ° inclination.

http://isna.ir/fa/news/92051206331/چهار-ماهواره-دانشگاهی-ایران-در-انتظار-پرتاب
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26 January 2014

Nahid satellite


http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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http://www.military.ir/forums/topic/21976-ماهواره-ناهيد،-اولين-ماهواره-بومي-با-قابليت-افر/

Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:59

Unveiled in a ceremony participated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran today on the occasion of the Space Technology Day in Iran.

Nahid 1 is a telecommunication satellite built in the Iranian Space Research Center.

https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1395/11/13/139511131225116759867804.jpg
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/media/2017/02/01/1315447/iran-unveils-2-new-homegrown-satellites
Left: Nahid-1 (Venus-1); Right: Payam-e-Amirkabir (Amirkabir’s message)

https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1395/11/13/139511131225118629867804.jpg
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/media/2017/02/01/1315447/iran-unveils-2-new-homegrown-satellites
Left: Nahid-1 (Venus-1); Right: Payam-e-Amirkabir (Amirkabir’s message)

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951113000454
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Nahid-1 (Venus-1), Telecommunication satellite, Unveiled in Tehran marking the National Day of Space Technology on February, 01, 2017.
To be launched into orbit by the year end
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951113000454
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https://archive.ph/nXlww/5d907cf318acd35d1b252e994210c78de17a8385.jpg ; https://archive.ph/nXlww/635ea05e5bc81ec5a694626ec2ea1058dc15b1b5/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210421114125/https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/002-jpg.464466/?temp_hash=379c6e5dff66a1533f2a30b1c6dc49a0 ; http://isrc.ac.ir/getattachment/8c31075c-cebc-4ee4-ae7e-e237f0b42316/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 ; http://isrc.ac.ir/
▲ Nahid-1 satellite on top of Saman-1 Upper Stage. Not realistic as it is launched by Safir-1 SLV!

https://archive.ph/bg97t/f18dbd6d50a5fb831584426c24fe1d664bff1063.jpg ; https://archive.ph/bg97t/cc92dde7178aa7c5202604975186d6a10b053bf5/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210421114531/https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/daksrkpw4aeqabe-jpg.464456/?temp_hash=79fe8c0bcdfc3f3d21a608142785ef4b
▲ 2018 picture by the Iranian space research center of the Nahid-1 satellite on top of the Saman-1 Upper Stage developed by ISRC. Not realistic as it is launched by Safir-1 SLV!
The unit's propulsion is powered by cold gas.

Final test of Nahid-1 telecom satellite accomplished

31 July 2019 - 08:47

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▲ 1. Tehran, July 31, IRNA - Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology said the final test of Nahid-1 telecommunication satellite have been accomplished.

In his Twitter message, Mohammad-Javad Azari-Jahromi described as beautiful such achievement.

Earlier, the director of Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) Hossein Samimi said just one step has remained for launching Nahid-1 satellite.

He noted that Nahid-1 project will be finalized and the satellite will be delivered for launching.

http://web.archive.org/web/20210420101915/https://en.irna.ir/news/83418639/Final-test-of-Nahid-1-telecom-satellite-accomplished
https://archive.ph/JVr29
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Minister: Iran's New Satellite Ready for Launch in Weeks

Wed Jul 31, 2019

"The space research centers have accomplished their task on the satellite and related final tests have been carried out, and the satellite could be delivered to the defense ministry within the next one to two weeks to be launched into the orbit," Azari Jahromi told reporters in Tehran on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting.

He added that the problems observed in the last two failed satellite launches of Iran have been resolved, and further expressed hope for a successful launch of Nahid into the orbit.


http://web.archive.org/web/20190801181716/https://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13980509000961​

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Iran's Communication Satellite Developing Plan 2026

• Nahid-1, 50 Kg, LEO, Safir-1 SLV
• Nahid-2, < 100 Kg, LEO, Safir-2 SLV
• IRANSAT-1, 1 ton, GEO, Safir-3D SLV
• IRANSAT-2, 3 tons, GEO, Safir-4B SLV

http://web.archive.org/web/20190801104910if_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVw4DqgXUAEOXQg.jpg ; https://archive.fo/TVRNZ/e148f10050430ae9d3e72e3606acc85cb88610a6.jpg ; https://defence.pk/pdf/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDVw4DqgXUAEOXQg.jpg%3Alarge&hash=6c42523f809e934dbe89f6286338f0c9
▲ 13. Iran's roadmap for communication satellites. From official presentation of the Iranian Space Research Center.

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Satellite Research Institute

Main responsibilities of the Satellite Research Institute (SRI) include: Research and Development, applied and experimental projects in the field of space science and technology as well as design and manufacturing of communications and remote sensing satellite. Some of the projects in the field of satellites which are undertaken at SRI are as follows:

Nahid-1 Project (Venus-1):

The flight model of Nahid-1 was shown on 14th February 2016 in the National Space Technology Day in presence of President Hassan Rouhani.

Nahid-1 missions are defined as the first step for in house development of geostationary communications satellite for the first time and its results can be used as the basic technology needed for operational satellites.

Nahid-1, as a micro-satellite, was assumed to test deployment of solar panels in orbit, Communication in Ku-band, taking pictures of the deployment process and estimating the opening rate.

Three-axis attitude control, satellite positioning, and effective S-band communication can be figured out as the secondary objectives of this project.

https://archive.fo/6CoKT/25d4a42f103c58fb3c2296527012aebf7c8e3aeb/scr.png ; https://isrc.ac.ir/getattachment/f96449c0-ff36-43e4-9324-cdcb92d5c969/ماهواره-مخابراتی-ناهید-۱?maxsidesize=800 ; https://isrc.ac.ir/en-US/محصولات-و-خدمات/پروژه-ها/ماهواره-مخابراتی-ناهید-۱
▲ 2. The flight model of Nahid-1 was shown on 14 February 2016.

http://web.archive.org/web/20200711083516/https://isrc.ac.ir/en-us/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%DA%98%D9%87%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87

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Nahid-1 satellite ready to be launched: ICT min.

13 August 2019 - 19:36

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Nahid-1 telecommunication satellite is ready to be delivered to Defense Ministry within few days for being launched, Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari-Jahromi announced on Tuesday.

“It is a home-grown telecommunication satellite and can stay in space for 2.5 month, 250 kilometers away from earth,” he said.

Nahid-1, which means “Venus” in Persian, is a Low-Earth orbit communications micro-class satellite, designed and developed by ISA in cooperation with the Iranian Space Research Center. The solar-powered satellite will be placed in the geosynchronous orbit for carrying out telecommunication missions.

A telecommunications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunications signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190815033412/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/148841/Nahid-1-satellite-ready-to-be-launched-ICT-min


Iran to Put New Satellite into Orbit with New Features

Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:52

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Minister of Communications Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced that the Nahid 1 satellite will be put into orbit in the near future, adding that the satellite features a new technology for operating solar panels in the space.

“This satellite ... will open its rotating solar cells during its mission and stay in the space which will be regarded as a great achievement for the country,” said Azari Jahromi on Tuesday in the central Iranian city of Saveh.

The minister further said that Nahid 1 will be handed over to Iran’s defense ministry “in the upcoming days” for a long-anticipated launch in a near future.

He added that the spacecraft will orbit 250 kilometers above earth, adding that it could stay in the space for a maximum of two and a half years.

“In addition to its communications mission, this satellite will test one of the capabilities and technologies developed by Iranian engineers,” said Azari Jahromi of Nahid 1, whose launch would come more than six months after Iran failed to place another satellite, named Payam, into orbit because it did not reach adequate speed.

The minister said that Nahid 1 had successfully passed its final tests and a launch date will be announced subsequently by Iranian defense officials.

The announcement comes as Iran is pressing ahead with its space program despite sanctions imposed by the United States over accusations that the country uses satellite launches as a cover for its military-grade missiles and rockets.

Iran has repeatedly denied the accusations, saying it has nothing to hide in its missile program while insisting the satellite launches are intended for peaceful purposes like managing water resources and protecting the environment.

On Sunday, Head of Iran's Space Research Center Hossein Samimi announced that the country's experts have ended work on the home-made 'Nahid 1' telecommunication satellite, adding that a new sensing satellite named 'Pars 1' will be manufactured by the end of this Iranian year (March 19).

https://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13980523000419 ; http://archive.fo/P7FJ7

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Analysis

Technical robotics and aerospace equipment made by the German company "Faulhaber" has been used in Iran’s Nahid 1 satellite.

According to the videos of the Nahid-1 satellite, Faulhaber equipment has been spotted in the accurate microcontrollers used for opening the solar cells array panels.

Based in Stuttgart, Faulharber company is involved in various fields including optimum drive system, Microdrive, linear motors, and some industrial aerospace equipment.

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▲ 1. Faulharber Microdrive, made in Germany.

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▲ 2. Close-up at the Faulharber Microdrive, made in Germany.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kshZ7enmRQA
▲ 3. Pars Today Japanese Video of Faulharber Microdrive, made in Germany. Published on Aug 31, 2019.

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Satellite image of Imam Khomeini SLC, LC-1 from 9th August 2019.

https://archive.is/kvir3/322deea96eaab39b7265446016ef7fab8c6702cc.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190816234531/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECH5nIhXkAIruHW.jpg
▲ 1. Satellite image of Imam Khomeini SLC, LC-1 from 9th August 2019.

 

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Part 122

Nahid-1 satellite Part 2

Safir-1-e-Nahid SLV is no more!

BREAKING: Dramatic satellite imagery from @planetlabs shows that Iran's latest launch attempt has again ended in failure:

http://web.archive.org/web/20190829150739/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDJWXxQWwAED7kI.jpg:large ; https://archive.is/e0hHy/1f36585fc0ea86cc0a61c9e21a22e0a055108bcc ; https://archive.is/e0hHy/eb7569aca18a7b300f893f6f317f2253ab36b395/scr.png
▲ 1. Safir-1-e-Nahid SLV is no more.

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Safir-1-e-Nahid SLV Disappeared!

Donald J. Trump ‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 2h

The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1167493371973255170

http://web.archive.org/web/20190830194708/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDPFB_XWkAY6QWB.jpg ; https://archive.is/WODC7/d0358b58988bc6f8efc912e16b7141259929f652.jpg
▲ 1. Trump wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One.

President Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image of Iran

August 30, 2019

President Trump has tweeted what experts say is almost certainly an image from a classified satellite or drone, showing the aftermath of an accident at an Iranian space facility.

"The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir [Space Launch Vehicle] Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran," the president said in a tweet that accompanied the image on Friday. "I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One."


NPR broke the news of the launch failure on Thursday, using images from commercial satellites that flew over Iran's Imam Khomeini Space Center. Those images showed smoke billowing from the pad. Iran has since acknowledged an accident occurred at the site.

Some of the highest-resolution imagery available commercially comes from the company Maxar, whose WorldView-2 satellite sports 46-centimeter resolution.

But the image shown in the president's tweet appears to be of far better quality, says Ankit Panda, an adjunct senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, who specializes in analyzing satellite imagery. "The resolution is amazingly high," says Panda. "I would think it's probably below well below 20 centimeters, which is much higher than anything I've ever seen."

Panda says that the tweet discloses "some pretty amazing capabilities that the public simply wasn't privy to before this."

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence referred questions about the image to the White House, which declined to comment.

The image shows the aftermath of the accident, which experts believe took place while the rocket was being fueled. Clearly visible is the truck used to transport and erect the rocket, and the words "The product of national empowerment," which have been written along the edge of the pad. The picture also shows extensive debris and charring around the pad.

It was not entirely clear where the president's photo came from. Panda believes it was most likely taken by a classified U.S. satellite. But Melissa Hanham, deputy director of the Open Nuclear Network at the One Earth Foundation, believes that the resolution is so high, it may be beyond the physical limits at which satellites can operate. "The atmosphere is thick enough that after somewhere around 11 to 9 centimeters, things get wonky," she says.

That could mean it was taken by a drone or spy plane, though such a vehicle would be violating Iranian airspace. Hanham also says that the European company Airbus has been experimenting with drones that fly so high, they are technically outside the atmosphere and thus operating outside national boundaries. But she says she doesn't know whether the U.S. has such a system.

Glare in the center of the image suggest the image in the tweet was itself a photo of a briefing slide. Panda suggests it could have been displayed on a computer screen in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. It's also possible it was a photo of a piece of paper.

Either way, Panda notes that a small redaction in the upper left-hand corner suggests the intelligence community had cleared the image for release by the president.

But both he and Hanham question whether releasing it was a good idea. "You really risk giving away the way you know things," Hanham says. "That allows people to adapt and hide how they carry out illicit activity."

"These are closely held national secrets," Panda adds. "We don't even share a lot of this kind of imagery with our closest allies." In tweeting it out to the world, Trump is letting Iran know exactly what the U.S. is capable of. He's also letting others know as well, Panda says. "The Russians and the Chinese, you're letting them know that these are the kind of things that the United States has the capability of seeing," he says.


https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/755994591/president-trump-tweets-sensitive-surveillance-image-of-iran?t=1567199965817
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The Safir SLV can not be seen in the image. Damages to the gantry service tower are too extensive to allow another launch attemp in the coming weeks.

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Confirmed: Safir-1-e-Nahid SLV Still Scheduled For Launch!

Iran shows undamaged satellite to reporters, refutes US claim of failed launch

Sat Aug 31, 2019

Iran has shown Nahid 1 (Venus 1) telecommunication satellite to journalists and photographers, refuting US President Donald Trump's claim of the spacecraft's failed launch.

Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi took the reporters on Saturday morning to a space research center, where the domestically-made satellite was showcased undamaged.

Earlier in the day, Jahromi posted a picture of himself along with the telecommunication satellite, saying, "Me & Nahid 1 right now. Good Morning Donald Trump!"

http://web.archive.org/web/20190831130359/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDRI7XSWkAE9xj3.jpg ; https://archive.fo/StvI3/be084c6e1683ec64d8b1bc5de42b0d2b7118ed74.jpg
▲ 1. Me & Nahid 1 right now. Good Morning Donald Trump!

It came one day after Trump posted on Twitter a black-and-white photo of what he claimed to be a "catastrophic accident" at the launchpad in a space center in Iran's northern Semnan Province, saying it involved Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket.

“The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One,” Trump said.

Some media reports said that the picture showed a third failed attempt by Tehran to lift a satellite into space.

Azari Jahromi, however, took to Twitter to reject the reports, saying, "Frankly, Nahid 1 is doing well, is in the laboratory, and reporters can come visit.”


Iran is expected to launch three satellites into orbit by the end of the year despite US warnings against the country's aerospace program.

The satellites include Nahid 1, which has Iran's first foldable solar panels, as well as Zafar and Pars 1 sensing satellites.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190831130659/https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/08/31/604925/Iran-satellite-launch-Azari-Jahromi
http://archive.fo/sYE7k
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Assembling Of Nahid-1 Satellite To Be Finished in 5 Weeks

ICT Minister Rejects Claims about Failed Satellite Launch

Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:43

"I have no idea about Trump's claim on alleged satellite launch or missile test at the Semnan Space Research center," Azari Jahromi said on Friday, on the sidelines of his visit to Space Science Research Plant.

Azari Jahromi was reacting to a rumor about a failed “Nahid 1” satellite launch, saying that the satellite was safe and sitting inside a laboratory.

His remarks came after, Trump on Friday tweeted a highly-detailed aerial image that appeared to show the charred rocket launch pad and damaged vehicles at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre in Iran’s Semnan province, after an apparent rocket explosion at the site a day earlier.

“The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations,” Trump wrote.

He declined to say where the photo came from, however, telling reporters outside the White House, “You'll have to figure that one out yourself.”

Anonymous Iranian officials told Reuters that the rocket had exploded due to “technical issues”, but there has been no official statement from Iran's government so far.

Commenting on the characteristics and features of the Nahid-1 satellite, the ICT Minister said, "Nahid 1 can stay in space for two-and-a-half months."

Azari Jahromi on the latest situation of the Nahid-1 said that satellite is in the assembling of cameras process and this step will be finished 5 weeks later but will be tested in a laboratory situation.

Iran's ICT minister showed Nahid-1 Satellite to reporters and rejected any suggestion of satellite launch, saying, "Nahid 1 is a Telecommunication satellite and it will work in the UHF band and KU and will establish communicative connections and is primarily a communications satellite."

"Nahid 1 will be stationed in a 250 Kilometer orbit around the earth and its operation time is 2.5 months. Nahid 1 is equipped with high-resolution cameras and can take high-resolution photographs and send them back to earth," he added.

Azari Jahromi stressed that Nahid 1 is equipped with the latest technology and after the testing of Nahid we can use a series of such satellites as a Telecommunication System.

"The latest technology of opening and closing solar cells on the satellite will be tested with Nahid-1. After testing, we can mass produce these communication satellites, creating a series of telecommunication systems in Leo's Layer of earth," the minister added.

Iran has showcased the newly-developed satellite “Nahid 1” that had undergone final testing and is being prepared for a launch in the near future.

On Friday, US President Trump tweeted an uncommonly high-resolution photo of an apparent explosion at Iran's space Centre, raising questions over whether it was supposed to be shared.

Early in February, Azari Jahromi reiterated that Iran’s space program is completely peaceful, rejecting any connection between the country’s missile program and space technology.

Iran's space industry is facing US sanctions but the Islamic Republic has managed to overcome them by relying on domestic capabilities and capacities, Azari Jahromi said.

The US, he said, is trying to disrupt the program, while the Europeans are refusing to cooperate with Iran in the field.

“Iran is seeking further cooperation with other countries within the framework of space diplomacy as the country pursues a peaceful space technology,” he added.

Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari had announced in mid-December 2018 that his country's plans to manufacture a home-made telecommunication satellite in the next few years.

"Building an indigenized telecommunication satellite within the next 7 years is atop the ISA's plans," Barari said.

Barari underlined that Iran also planned to build a sensing satellite with a 1-meter precision power in 7 years.

Barari had also announced in October that his country was standing among the 9 top world countries in developing satellites.

He also added that Iran ranked first in the region in the aerospace sector, explaining that Iran ranked 14th in the world in 2016 but it jumped three grades and ranked 11th in the world in 2017.

▲ 1. Iranian ICT Minister: Nahid-1 can stay in space for 2.5 month, 250 km away from earth.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190901140243/https://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13980609000553
http://archive.fo/onkbm

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Very high launch rate for 2020.

Iran confirmed to also be preparing the launch a second satellite along Zafar-1, this time with a Safir-1 rocket, seemingly the Nahid-1 satellite!

http://archive.is/Zzupa/1073507d23403a089e24b1120df9f6c7ef9a3d5f.jpg ; https://archive.is/Zzupa/e97cf968bf57f448f618f8d39b8dd4230151be96/scr.png ; https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1221859300164812800/liL0nqKi?format=jpg&name=small
▲ 1. Nahid-1 satellite launch preparation. 26 JAN 2020

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▲ 2. Nahid-1 satellite.

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Nahid-1 satellite expected in space in June

9 February 2020 - 13:44

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The domestically-developed Nahid-1 satellite is expected to be launched into space sometime in June this year, according to a report.

The Nahid-1 telecommunication satellite will be launched into space by ‘Zoljanah’ launcher, using solid fuel.

The domestically-developed satellite will orbit 250 kilometers above the earth, and it could stay in the space for a maximum of two and a half years, according to ICT minister Azari Jahromi.

The launch vehicle ‘Zoljanah’ has been already designed, while the satellite itself has finished construction. It is expected to be put into orbit sometime this June, according to the report.

The Iranian Space Agency has plans to launch a number of other satellites including Pars-1, Pars-2, Zafar-2 and Nahid-2. They will orbit 500 kilometers above the earth.

Meanwhile, Zafar, a 90-kilogram remote-sensing satellite equipped with color cameras, is said to be launched into space on Sunday evening.

MNA/4848202
News Code 155434

http://web.archive.org/web/20200209170726/http://en.mehrnews.com/news/155434/Nahid-1-satellite-expected-in-space-in-June
http://archive.ph/LBENJ
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Part 123

Nahid-1 satellite Part 3


Another unsuccessful attempt to catch NOOR-1 and QASED R/B, but a bright flare from the same reconnaissance satellite USA-224.

We live in a very small world indeed. What goes around comes around, sort of speak.

KH-12-6 (USA-224, NROL-49)

Chapter 9. Orbit and Mission P386

Military Remote-Sensing and Surveillance

For military applications, the main category of US surveillance satellites (or spy satellites, depending on one’s point of view) carry the suggestive name Key Hole (KH). They fall into several series, from KH-1 in 1959 to KH-13, currently operating. For the first few series up to KH-9 in 1986, the basic principle was always the same: a camera took photos, the film was placed in a capsule, and as astonishing as it may seem, the capsule was then thrown back to Earth. A parachute opened at an altitude of 20km and, all being well, an aircraft equipped with a net intercepted the prize in flight (although it could also be picked up by ship in the ocean). Now that the first few series have been declassified, as they say in military circles, we may observe that the success rate was actually very low, with only two successful missions, Discoverer-14 and Discoverer-18, for the 27 satellites of the series KH-1 and -2 (satellites Discoverer-1 to -27). The subsequent series met with more success.

Concerning series KH-11 and -12, results are transmitted via SDS military satellites. It is claimed that images taken by the latest satellites have a resolution of 15cm. However, this raises several questions regarding the influence of atmospheric turbulence, the problem of data accumulation, and so on.
Satellites in the series KH-13 are KH-12 satellites made undetectable to radar and IR sensors, the so-called stealthy satellites, and those in the series 8X will apparently be gigantic telescope satellites called Monstersats, with centimeter resolution, but in fact little is known for certain about these satellites.

Missions were very short for the first KH series, lasting only a few days, but then grew longer, to reach 19 days for KH-4B and 50 days with two capsules for KH-8. Orbits were generally low, with h between 200 and 400 km, near-polar (e.g., Discoverer-35, h = 260km, i = 82°) up to KH-3, then with lower inclination (e.g., KH-4A-14, or Orbis, OPS/3360, hp = 117km, ha = 329km, i = 70°) up to KH-6, and subsequently Sun-synchronous or very high inclination (e.g., KH-7-27, hp = 139km, ha = 375km, i = 117°) up to KH-11, where missions became much longer (which can justify the use of a Sun-synchronous orbit, as we have seen). The first eleven series involved a total of 262 satellites.

For KH-12, the satellites, at 20 tonnes, were sent up for long periods on Sun-synchronous elliptical orbits with hp = 150km, ha ~ 950km, i = ihs ~ 98°. Launches were regularly spaced: KH-12-1 (USA-86 in 1992), KH-12-2 (USA-116 in 1995), KH-12-3 (USA-129, NROL-2 in 1996), KH-12-4 (USA-161, NROL-14 in 2001), KH-12-5 (USA-186, NROL-20 in 2005), KH-12-6 (USA-224, NROL-49 in 2011).

For KH-13, the series known as Misty, it seems that there have been two satellites on a near-circular orbit with h ~ 1,000-3,000 km, i ~ 63°: Misty-1 (USA-53 or AFP-731 launched by STS-36 in 1990) and Misty-2 (USA-144 or EIS-1 in 1999).

“All weather” military observation is carried out by the Lacrosse radar satellites, each with a mass of 20 tonnes. They have circular orbits with medium inclination: Lacrosse-1 (USA-34 or Onyx-1 launched by STS-27 in 1988), h = 440km, i = 57°; the four others, Lacrosse-2 (USA-69 or Onyx-2 in 1991), Lacrosse-3 (USA-133 or Onyx-3 in 1997), Lacrosse-4 (USA-152 or Onyx-4 in 2000), Lacrosse-5 (USA-182 or Onyx-5 in 2005), h = 680km with inclinations alternating between i = 68° and i = 57°.

Handbook of Satellite Orbits: From Kepler to GPS, By Michel Capderou, 2014

https://books.google.com/books/content?id=1_68BAAAQBAJ&hl=de&pg=PA386&img=1&zoom=3&sig=ACfU3U2ArF3SlHejQZWe9GqKjctQ0GgFKg&w=1280

https://books.google.com/books/content?id=1_68BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA387&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U3-qv4zl5GdtA93uioRR556q7g6rA&w=1280

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Project history and cost

After the Boeing-led Future Imagery Architecture program failed in 2005, NRO ordered two more KH-11s, including USA-224. Critics worried that each of these "exquisite-class"[2] satellites would cost more than the latest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN-77), which had a projected procurement cost of US$6.35 billion as of May 2005 (equivalent to approximately $8B in 2019).[3][4] USA-224 – the first of these two – was completed by Lockheed $2 billion under the initial budget estimate, and two years ahead of schedule.[5] USA-224 was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 in California. The launch was conducted by United Launch Alliance, and was the first flight of a Delta IV Heavy from Vandenberg.[6] Liftoff occurred on 20 January 2011 at 21:10:30 UTC.[7] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite received the International Designator 2011-002A.[8]

The satellite began operating 33 days after its predecessor, USA-161, stopped doing its primary mission. This coverage gap was much smaller than originally feared, thanks to USA-224's earlier-than-planned launch and operational changes to extend the lifetime of USA-161.[5]

As the fifteenth KH-11 satellite to be launched, USA-224 is a member of one of the later block configurations occasionally identified as being a separate system. Details of its mission and orbit are classified, but amateur observers have tracked it in low Earth orbit. Shortly after launch it was in an orbit with a perigee of 251 kilometres (156 mi), an apogee of 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) and 97.9 degrees of inclination, typical for an operational KH-11 satellite.[9] By April it was 260 by 987 kilometres (162 by 613 mi) at 97.93 degrees.


On 30 August 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted a classified picture[11] from an intelligence briefing showing the aftermath of an accident that apparently occurred during launch preparations of a Safir-1B-e-Nahid-1 launcher.


NORAD ID: 37348
Int'l Code: 2011-002A
Perigee: 265.4 km
Apogee: 1,032.1 km
Inclination: 97.9 °
Period: 97.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7019 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: January 20, 2011
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

USA 224 is a secret satellite serving the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.


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The latest attempt to catch the most elusive Iranian Noor-1 satellite and its mysterious 3rd stage QASED R/B (Arash 24 solid motor) was unsuccessful due to the proximity of the moon, but the frame has easily captured along the much brighter Japanese GOSAT IBUKI Observing Satellite, the USA-224 reconnaissance satellite, with a very large RCS.

Very high noise level of the camera sensor caused by the current record heatwave (38C degrees in the arctic lately or 17C degrees above the average June level).

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

USA 224
1 37348U 11002A 20166.95993973 0.00003700 00000-0 33551-4 0 02
2 37348 97.9353 278.4452 0546105 264.0600 95.9399 14.76023459 09

http://archive.is/Sjq4J/c597f35e5316c13548f9e59e71bf232ce298deec.jpg ; https://archive.is/Sjq4J/d52fb882266810cc8f5ca908d8ad0d06469ef831/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200703231416/https://i.imgur.com/gAIElwj.jpg
▲ 1. USA-224 pass: Magnitude ~4.8 (d), Altitude ~1023 km, Distance ~1471 km, Size ~4 m x 2 m, Angular size ~00.6''.

USA-224 pass caught in Hercules on camera, the first night of this month, showing a bright flare, compared to the lower RCS Japanese GOSAT-IBUKI satellite (in Serpent Caput):

http://archive.vn/fyIol/3ef94c507e8e8a6fe5c95a22be1c0ef84fc21090.jpg ; https://archive.vn/fyIol/3805439f29ff35f3906fd3d7fd89e8ac63d082fe/scr.png ; http://archive.vn/7M6Yp/5a2f08cc3ecf0fce3d290d624b83bdbee21decbc.jpg ; https://archive.vn/7M6Yp/3805439f29ff35f3906fd3d7fd89e8ac63d082fe/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200703232158/https://i.imgur.com/4ZyxcZz.jpg ; http://archive.vn/RpfRF ; http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/3790696?image=extraction ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200703...er_images/3790696?image=extraction#extraction
▲ 2. USA-224 flare and GOSAT pass as captured on camera.

 

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Part 124

Zafar-1 satellite Part 1

Zafar-1

Oct 07, 2014

Head of the center for satellite researches in Science and Technology University Hossein Bolandi said Iran is building a satellite for environmental purposes.

Bolandi said that the images, which are to be captured by the "Zafar" satellite, could be used tracking and spotting oil resources and mines, exploring woods, salt lands, botanic diseases and preventing natural disasters, the Islamic republic news agency reported.

He went on to say that the Zafar satellite's captured images have a resolution of 22.5 mega pixel and it could provide data to 256 users simultaneously.

The precision of the Iranian satellite's imagery is doubled, Bolandi added, noting that it is capable of capturing images from the earth surface.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930715000861
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Feb 02, 2015

Zafar (Triumph) will be sent into a geostationary orbit, which is a circular orbit around 36,000 kilometers (22,320 miles) above the Earth's equator.

The satellite will reportedly have a lifespan of one year and six months, and will capture images and transmit them to stations on earth.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13931113001294
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26 January 2014

Zafar satellite

http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/259229/مسافران-پیشرفته-سیمرغ-در-انتظار-رسیدن-به-فلک-تصاویر
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Minister: Iran Ready to Launch 3 New Satellites

Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:45

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Communications and Information Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced that the country is prepared to send 3 new satellites into space which have been developed by academic centers.

"At present, three satellites, developed by universities, are ready for launch; we have had the necessary talks with the defense ministry and we will launch them as soon as they give us a green light," Azari Jahromi told reporters in Tehran on Monday.

He also said that Iran is willing to use home-made launchers to send the satellites into the space, although he ensured that the country has no limitations for utilizing foreign launchers.

In relevant remarks in July, Director of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Mohsen Bahrami announced the country's plans to send 2 other home-made satellites into orbit by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018).

"We expect to launch 2 satellites into space by the end of this year," Bahrami told reporters in the Central city of Kashan.

He said Iranian scientists are building three satellites, and added, "Payam and Amir Kabir satellites are among them and they will be ready for launch in less than one year and Zafar that is a satellite of the Iran University of Science and Technology will be ready for launch in 2 years."

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960627001359
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‘Zafar’ satellite to be launched on Sep.

4 May 2019 - 14:36

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Iran University of Science and Technology president has said the university has planned to deliver Zafar satellite to Iranian Space Agency on September.

Iran University of Science and Technology president Jabbar Ali Zakeri said that the Zafar satellite manufactured by the University of Science and Technology will be sent into orbit by this summer.

The development of the satellite has been completed and the final stages of testing and controls are underway, he added.

He mentioned that researchers at the satellite research center in Iran University of Science and Technology are working on satellite projects, adding: “The ‘Zafar’ is designed by experts at research center of university and it weighs 90 kilograms and is equipped with color cameras and can survey the oil reserves, mines, jungles, and natural disasters.”

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144834/Zafar-satellite-to-be-launched-on-Sep
http://web.archive.org/web/20190829161725/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144834/Zafar-satellite-to-be-launched-on-Sep
http://archive.fo/0IOZA
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Zafar satellite to run final tests by mid-Sept.

May 5, 2019

TEHRAN –Iran University of Science and Technology has manufactured Zafar satellite and will deliver it to the Iranian Space Agency for running final tests during the month of Shahrivar (August 22-September 22), the head of the university Jabar-Ali Zakeri announced, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Technical preliminaries for launching the satellite are also underway at the Iranian Space Agency, he said.

“We have already manufactured different parts and assembled them for initial testing and now we are at the final stage of testing,” he said.

As the agreement for manufacturing of the satellite was signed four years ago, the expenses are needed to be revised, he lamented.

The 90 kg satellite is equipped with four color cameras with 80 meter resolution and the equipment have average lifespan of 18 months, he explained.

Before launching the satellite into the main orbit, the satellite will be launched into 500-km orbit for testing, he explained.


https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/435474/Zafar-satellite-to-run-final-tests-by-mid-Sept
http://web.archive.org/web/20190829163104/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/435474/Zafar-satellite-to-run-final-tests-by-mid-Sept
http://archive.fo/5iUrf
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http://web.archive.org/web/20190829160949/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDFQur-XsAYYIHA.jpg ; https://archive.fo/YFgri/844622f318878810c5864991c001ccc21c017b37.jpg
▲ 2. Lots of vehicles now at the large Imam Khomeini Space Center launchpad 2 near Semnan, Iran.

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Thu Aug 29, 2019

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami announced good progress in manufacturing different types of satellites, saying that Iranian experts are working on 5 research projects in this field.

His remarks came days after Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari announced that the country would send 3 new satellites to orbit by the end of this year.

The decision has been made to accomplish the tasks related by Nahid 1 telecommunication satellite and Zafar and Pars 1 sensing satellites to orbit them this year, Barari said on Sunday.

He added that Zafar and Pars 1 satellites enjoy the resolutions of 22.5m and 15m, respectively.

"We are trying to build a sensing satellite with the resolution of 1m by 2025," Barari said.

https://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13980607000245
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/29/c_138348788.htm
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http://web.archive.org/web/20190829...bazar.ir/files/fa/news/1398/2/14/3523_296.jpg ; https://archive.fo/K1mSZ/a1eb2a63c1aaab00ae2d58fb19394e2d51db5835.jpg
▲ 1. The Zafar satellite weighs 90 kilograms and is equipped with color cameras and can survey the oil reserves, mines, jungles, and natural disasters.

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Zafar 1, 2 satellites ready for launch

19 January 2020 - 10:34

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iran's Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says the Zafar 1 and 2 satellites, have been delivered to Iran Space Agency and will be put into orbit in the near future.

He described the developments of these satellites and their launchers as a great step in the country’s space program, saying, “Two versions of Zafar have been built by young Iranian scientists, both of which are technologically superior to those we had built before.”

Zafar, designed by Iran University of Science and Technology, is a 90-kilogram remote-sensing satellite equipped with color cameras and can be used for surveying oil reserves, mines, jungles and natural disasters. If the launch is successful, it will orbit the earth at an altitude of 530 kilometers.


https://en.mehrnews.com/news/154696/Zafar-1-2-satellites-ready-for-launch-Telecoms-minister
http://archive.is/69WT3
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Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:49

Satellite Zafar, built by Iranian universities' elites and scientists, will be delivered to the spaceport today and the process to launch it into the orbit will start immediately, Barari told FNA on Sunday.

https://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13981029000204

http://archive.ph/wbPaH
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http://archive.ph/2O3Ay/40591dd0b02668040a28e0ac830dcd51ce1e0294.jpg ; https://archive.ph/2O3Ay/fd6073c211df7a4205de3a92269f0bac22009477/scr.png ; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOa_fRYW4AA4ahW.jpg ; https://twitter.com/barari_ir/status/1217871305455869954
▲ 1. Zafar satellite specifications

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▲ 2. Zafar Satellite 1 and 2 from the University of Science and Technology.

http://archive.ph/CIKP7/88b188d73caef20cf1b3c29a968ca7daeeba8442.jpg ; https://archive.ph/CIKP7/c788b6e44c6658282ffc9a39f4371cc7bbecce38/scr.png ; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOogATJU4AA31gH.jpg ; https://twitter.com/barari_ir/status/1218821892909363204
▲ 3. Zafar Satellite 1 and 2 from the University of Science and Technology.

http://archive.ph/XSH8l/8e240ad61b18e5ccfbcfd31284fa4fadd5ef7a72.jpg ; https://archive.ph/XSH8l/d98e772171467cd75523ca2be59a22bf57b89181/scr.png ; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOogCguU8AESdDv.jpg ; https://twitter.com/barari_ir/status/1218821892909363204
▲ 4. Zafar Satellite 1 and 2 from the University of Science and Technology.

http://archive.ph/PnaL4/c7f98aae6a0e826aa56196d54b8a38dc1a5b03bf.jpg ; https://archive.ph/PnaL4/1bc7b577b47659f3ebb1b38acafe53560fc71d4c/scr.png ; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOo5pIvXkAAqsOd.jpg ; https://twitter.com/barari_ir/status/1218850042867585025
▲ 5. The Zafar satellite command and control station

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So far, it is the heaviest ever of all the satellite launches attempted by Iran, even exceeding for the first time the 100 kilogram mark!

The difficulty for tomorrow's launch should never be overlooked, as the failure probability is of the highest!

26 January 2020 - 12:37

“Zafar” telecommunications satellite is as heavy as 113 kg

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Accordingly, making decision for injection time of this satellite in the orbit shall be borne by the Ministry of Defense and Launcher Group, Jahromi stated.

Zafar also carries S&F consignment which provides features such as broadcasting a single message to all users, one-way voice communication between two users, sending a message to 256 direct users.

Preparing map of lands, basic map, civil development map, agricultural fields map, map on changes in lands natural environment and jungles, monitoring developments in seasonal and perpetual lakes, identifying damaged areas after the crisis and upgrading structural maps are among missions of the satellite.

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/154955/Six-satellites-ready-to-be-launched-into-space-ICT-min
http://archive.vn/KGN83
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This is the Iranian Simorgh that was deployed on the site.

It will only take 8 minutes from the ignition to the orbital insertion of the Zafar-1 satellite into a circular orbit.

http://archive.ph/de5gW/ca289a7ae8003adf82a868013d0878c35cf56009.jpg ; https://archive.ph/de5gW/569732d6080209fbeaa0c3125b269235daedf86f/scr.png ; https://twitter.com/azarijahromi/status/1222405725651075072 ; MJ Azari Jahromi@azarijahromi ; 7:26 AM · Jan 29, 2020
▲ 1. This is Iranian Simorgh which was deployed on the site. 7:26 AM · Jan 29, 2020

Note: the image posted by Jaromi is an older one

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▲ 1. Satellite imagery of 26th January 2020 showing the arrival of the Safir-2 SLV at the Imam Khomeini Space Center.

 

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Part 125

Zafar-1 satellite Part 2

Iran's Zafar satellite launch fails again

2020-02-09

According to Iran ’s official IRIB news agency, Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi, Iran ’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, said: 'The Zafar (Victory in Persian) satellite will be launched from Semnan into orbit at a speed of 7.400 kilometers per second. '

The 113-kilogram Zafar satellite will be launched by the 'Simorgh' rocket into 530 kilometers Low Earth orbit. 'The main task will be to collect images. Iran needs these data to study earthquakes, respond to natural disasters and develop agriculture.'

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said that the satellite was launched at 19:15 and that about 90% of its orbital path was also completed. The satellite reached an altitude of 540 kilometers and a speed of 6'500 meters per second, but the satellite did not reach orbital insertion speed.

He added: "The satellite was also in orbit for a few minutes, but the orbit was not complete. At the same time, signals were received and the ground station was taking action."

In January 2019, Iran announced that its satellite Payam, which collects environmental data from Iran, failed to enter orbit.

https://www.irinn.ir/fa/news/768853/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D8%B8%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF
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In accordance with the principle of openness and transparency, Iran announced the launch in advance, and the news was released a few hours before the launch. The news was also released as soon as the launch failed to reach orbit.

Although Iran failed to launch a satellite, it still released a video of the launch.

Video：

Sina Visitor System

https://zh.irna.ir/news/83668514/图-伊朗发射-凤凰-号火箭搭载-胜利-号卫星 ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200210150228/https://zh.irna.ir/news/83668514/%E5%9B%BE-%E4%BC%8A%E6%9C%97%E5%8F%91%E5%B0%84-%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0-%E5%8F%B7%E7%81%AB%E7%AE%AD%E6%90%AD%E8%BD%BD-%E8%83%9C%E5%88%A9-%E5%8F%B7%E5%8D%AB%E6%98%9Fhttp://archive.ph/4n1vm#selection-445.2-445.22

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▲ 1. Iran launches Safir-2-e-Zafar-1.

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▲ 2. Iran launches Safir-2-e-Zafar-1.

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▲ 3. Iran launches Safir-2-e-Zafar-1.

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▲ 4. Iran launches Safir-2-e-Zafar-1.

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Targeted: 530 kilometers and a speed of 7'400 meters per second
Achieved: 540 kilometers and a speed of 6'500 meters per second

This simply means that the upper stage's fuel was totally consumed but the wrong way, the Saman-1 upper stage peaking 10 km too high at the expense of a loss of speed of 900 meters/second.

One of the most frequent cause of failure in trying an orbital insertion when playing with space simulation video games such as Kerbal space!

This could happen if the upper stage is firing slightly off the optimal direction (we see it with catastrophic ending last year with the Indian Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander).

And that engine cannot simply be shut and restarted the following orbit, because it is solid and not liquid fueled! You only have one shot.

Mission's rating

The Iranian Safir-2 carrier rocket has been successfully launched twice. The failure occurred with the Saman-1 upper stage. The launch of Iran’s Zafar-1 observation satellite was thus rated at 95% successful.

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▲ 1. Saman-1 upper stage.

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▲ 2. Saman-1 upper stage.


Although Iran failed to launch a satellite, it still released a video of the launch.

Video of the first and second stage：

https://media.farsnews.ir/Uploaded/Files/Video/1398/11/22/13981122000012.mp4

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Research Expectations Fulfilled in Launching Iranian Satellite

February, 10, 2020 - 09:53

The satellite carrier’s engines were tested for 375 seconds in vacuum conditions,
it was the first time that the homegrown engines worked for such a period of time in vacuum.

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/02/10/2199893/research-expectations-fulfilled-in-launching-iranian-satellite-spokesman ; https://tn.ai/2199893
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Burn time in vacuum: 375 seconds = 6 minutes 15 seconds
Second stage burn time: 300 seconds = 5 minutes (speculated)
Saman-1 upper stage burn time: 75 seconds (speculated)


✔ Ignition at 19:18:13 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Liftoff at 19:18:16 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ 1st stage engines cutoff at 19:19:57 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ First stage separation at 19:20:02 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Second stage's engines ignition at 19:20:03 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Payload fairing jettisoned at 19:20:18 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ End of video 19:21:02 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Second stage engines cutoff estimated at ~19:25:03 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Second stage separation estimated at ~19:25:08 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Upper stage's engine ignition estimated at ~19:25:09 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✔ Upper stage's engines cutoff estimated at ~19:26:24 ICT (UTC+3:30) 100% successful
✗ Upper stage orbital insertion failed
✔ Upper stage separation 100% successful
Overall mission rated at: 95 % successful

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▲ 3. Ground track of the Safir-2-e-Zafar-1 rocket.

Conclusion

It only requires 5% of correction, and Iran will surely succeed in its first upper stage orbital insertion next Khordad (May-June) with the back-up satellite Zafar-2.

Needless to remind that this upper stage though looking like a toy right now because of its smaller size, is key in mastering Roll and Attitude Control System (RACS), that will be required in all future advanced missions ranging from solid propellant rocket, advanced geosynchronous insertions, and of course manned spacecrafts! Call it Post Boost Vehicles (PBV) if militarized. Again core component in any nuclear deterrent.

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Here again why a new space center is needed near the coast:

Locals near Zahedan city (south-east of Iran) published a few photos. According to local reports, these debris had fallen after a loud sound of explosion.

Security deputy of Sistan and Baluchestan governor: possibility of falling debris of Safir-2-e-Zafar-1 rocket in Zahedan

Date of publication: Wednesday 09 February 1398, at 12:36

Mohammad Hadi Marashi said: The origin of a fearsome sound in the area of Zahedan is outside the province and we are investigating the details.

Following the release of some news about the fearsome sound reported in the district of Zahedan, our correspondent said that he was a conversation with security deputy of the Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan, who responded, saying that he replied: "The origin of this is outside the province, and we are investigating the exact details."

Marashi added: In preliminary investigation it is possible that the sound heard and the falling parts on the ground were related to the rocket stages separated from the Safir-2 e-Zafar-1 launch.

He stressed: these debris fell in the the country's suburban district and there is no risk for the citizens.

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▲ 1. Safir-2 e-Zafar rocket debris.

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▲ 2. Safir-2 e-Zafar rocket debris.

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▲ 3. Safir-2 e-Zafar rocket debris.

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▲ 4. Safir-2 e-Zafar rocket debris.

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