Is this possible wit the actual Iranian launchers? Iran to send 3 satellites into space Saturday: Iran Space Agency!
Quote from: Satori on 01/31/2013 04:23 pmIs this possible wit the actual Iranian launchers? Iran to send 3 satellites into space Saturday: Iran Space Agency!What satellites did the report mention? I remember that the current Iranian rockets have a maximum LEO payload of a couple dozen kg, so maybe they are large cubesat sized?
Quote from: Satori on 01/31/2013 04:23 pmIs this possible wit the actual Iranian launchers? Iran to send 3 satellites into space Saturday: Iran Space Agency!1. Space does not necessarily mean orbit,2. The mass of the individual satellite can be smallso3. yes, it is possible.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/31/2013 04:29 pmQuote from: Satori on 01/31/2013 04:23 pmIs this possible wit the actual Iranian launchers? Iran to send 3 satellites into space Saturday: Iran Space Agency!What satellites did the report mention? I remember that the current Iranian rockets have a maximum LEO payload of a couple dozen kg, so maybe they are large cubesat sized?The Nahid, Qaem and Fajr satellites.
Humm, this will be an interesting weekend!
Quote Humm, this will be an interesting weekend! Don't bet on it. Probably a mistake by presstv. According to ISNA:http://isna.ir/fa/news/91111106971/%D9%87%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87 وی تصریح کرد: در مراسم بزرگداشت روز فناوری فضایی نمونه مهندسی ماهواره قائم و نمونه پروازی ماهواره ناهید رونمایی خواهد شد. همچنین دستاوردهای حوزه دفاعی در زمینه فضایی نیز رونمایی خواهند شد.وی با بیان اینکه ماهواره فجر طی روزها و هفتههای آینده به فضا پرتاب خواهد شد، گفت: درصددیم ماهواره شریف دانشگاه صنعتی شریف را نیز تا پایان سال به فضا پرتاب کنیم در غیراینصورت اوایل سال آینده به فضا پرتاب خواهد شد. Quick translation: They will unveil the prototype of Qaem and the final version of Nahid. Fajr will be sent to orbit in the coming days or weeks. Sharifsat will we sent by the end of the Iranian year or at the beginning of next year.