A2972/12 - GUN FIRING WILL TAKE PLACE WI AREA ? 3440N 05330E 3435N 05350E 3513N 05351E. GND - UNL, OCT 19 TO 22/0530-0830 AND 1130-1330, 19 OCT 05:30 2012 UNTIL 22 OCT 13:30 2012. CREATED: 17 OCT 08:36 2012
A2874/12 - GUN FIRING WILL TAKE PLACE WI AREA : 3440N 05330E 3435N 05350E 3513N 05351E. GND - UNL, OCT 16 TO 18 AND OCT 29 TO 31, NOV 08 TO 10 AND NOV 14 TO 16 AND NOV 21 TO 23, JAN 12 TO 14 / 0530 TO 0830 AND 1130 TO 1330, 16 OCT 05:30 2012 UNTIL 14 JAN 13:30 2013. CREATED: 03 OCT 06:39 2012
Iran issued another NOTAM for the Semnan area:QuoteA2972/12 - GUN FIRING WILL TAKE PLACE QuoteA2874/12 - GUN FIRING WILL TAKE PLACE
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Update on possible Simorgh (?) launch:
Iran’s new spaceport expected to be operational by March 2013.Any Google Earth coordinates of this launch site?
If this is confirmed, that makes the Safir having a 50% success rate -
OK this is getting a bit ridiculous: the latest issue of the Jane's Defense Weekly (the November 21 issue) reports that Iran has tried a third orbital launch attempt of the year with a Safir rocket sometime between September 22 and October 25, but apparently the result was even worse than the last one: it exploded on the launch pad and severely damage the launch facilities. Photos taken by satellites of DigitalGlobe on October 25 shows a damaged umbilical tower, scars on the ground of the pad and a discarded rocket transporter.Now I'm not sure if this is different from the May failure (I've only read second-hand Chinese reports: http://news.ifeng.com/mil/3/detail_2012_11/21/19380146_0.shtml), so how should I count this one? If this is confirmed, that makes the Safir having a 50% success rate - that's still better than the Falcon 1.
What is also of interest. is the US SILENCE about the launch, for a second time in row, regarding space launch attempts.
How can any outsider know if this was a failed launch versus a ground test accident? Or even if it might have been a failure of a different rocket altogether? - Ed Kyle
What is the source for the date of this latest Iranian failure?
From: FPSPACE [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 6:55 AMTo: [email protected]Subject: [FPSPACE] Iran launch failureDear All,Following on from a previous discussion about a likely failed launch attempt by Iran on 23 May, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly has now reported clear photographic evidence of a catastrophic launch failure, probably on 22 Sept. The payload was "probably a Fajr satellite".According to Nick Hansen of Stanford, DigitalGlobe satellite imagery taken on 22 September showed the final stages of launch preparations, indicating the launch attempt took place later that day or soon afterwards.He notes: "The next available satellite image, taken on 25 October, reveals striking damage. Analysis of the burn patterns indicates the rocket failed moments after its ignition, toppled southward onto the pad and exploded. It is likely that it triggered explosions and fires in the umbilical tower and nearby vehicles. Tyre tracks lead from the pad to a nearby bermed pen, where the burned-out TEL has been towed. The hydraulic fluid used to hoist and lower the umbilical tower also appears to have burned, destroying the wiring and piping needed to operate that apparatus."
..."The next available satellite image, taken on 25 October, reveals striking damage. Analysis of the burn patterns indicates the rocket failed moments after its ignition, toppled southward onto the pad and exploded. It is likely that it triggered explosions and fires in the umbilical tower and nearby vehicles. Tyre tracks lead from the pad to a nearby bermed pen, where the burned-out TEL has been towed. The hydraulic fluid used to hoist and lower the umbilical tower also appears to have burned, destroying the wiring and piping needed to operate that apparatus."
The a.m. photo is available on Norbert Brügge's excellent launcher compendium at http://www.b14643.de/Spacerockets_1/Rest_World/Safir-1B-IRILV/Description/Frame.htm (at the bottom of the page).