Quote from: russianhalo117 on 08/04/2022 05:54 amThis thread doesn't presently cover foreign launched Iranian satellites.I don't know where to post. Either someone guide me or one of the admins move the postIs it okay to move it to the "Iranian Space" thread?
This thread doesn't presently cover foreign launched Iranian satellites.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54078.0
2021.06.26 - Test flight - Zoljanah (xxx.xxx) - Semnan (IKSLC), LC-1 - TBD - R&D
Iran's Revolutionary Guard successfully launched a new rocket designed to eventually send satellites on Saturday (Nov. 5), according to state media reports. The test flight launched Iran's new Ghaem 100 rocket, a three-stage solid-fueled vehicle, on a suborbital test flight, according to country's state-run IRNA news agency and Reuters. It is designed to carry satellites of up to 176 pounds (80 kilograms) into orbits of about 310 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth, they added.<snip>Saturday's launch tested the first-stage of the Ghaem 100 rocket, according to Aljazeera. The new rocket will be used for future launches of Iran's Nahid communications satellites, said Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard aerospace division, Aljazeera added.
Iran to launch 'Zafar-2' Satellite into orbit soonTEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iran will soon put another domestically-built satellite, dubbed 'Zafar-2', into orbit, said the head of Iran University of Science and Technology.Mansour Anbia told IRNA that Zafar-2 would be the fourth achievement by the university’s researchers in the field of satellite technology after building 'Navid' as the first satellite in 2011, Mobin as the second one in 2013, and Zafar-1 in 2015.
From the first of the photos posted above, the serial number of the rocket seems to be OM-C3 (consistent with the previous one being OM-C2)
On 4 March 2023, Iran conducted a launch of the Nahid-1 satellite with the QAEM-100 space launch vehicle. The QAEM-100 project is conducted by the Iranian Shahrud Space Centre under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. The launch took place from the Shahrud Space Centre’s facility. The QAEM-100 uses the “Raa’Fe” engine. This engine has a composite material motor case and flexible nozzle with thrust vectoring control and was tested for the first time on 13 January 2022. This engine could be used in ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missile projects, as admitted by a senior adviser to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Commander, Sardar Ali Bilali, in an interview about the current programme. The QAEM-100 is developed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a United States-designated foreign terrorist organization.
Just found a document that mentions a (presumably failed) Qaem 100 orbital launch attempt from Shrahoud that took place on 4 March 2023:QuoteOn 4 March 2023, Iran conducted a launch of the Nahid-1 satellite with the QAEM-100 space launch vehicle. The QAEM-100 project is conducted by the Iranian Shahrud Space Centre under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. The launch took place from the Shahrud Space Centre’s facility. The QAEM-100 uses the “Raa’Fe” engine. This engine has a composite material motor case and flexible nozzle with thrust vectoring control and was tested for the first time on 13 January 2022. This engine could be used in ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missile projects, as admitted by a senior adviser to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Commander, Sardar Ali Bilali, in an interview about the current programme. The QAEM-100 is developed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a United States-designated foreign terrorist organization.
Must have been the replacement satellite for:2019.08.29 - Nahid-1 (Communications Test Satellite) - Safir-1B - Semnan (IKSLC), LC-1 - NA (Pad Processing Failure)
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 10/15/2023 12:06 pmMust have been the replacement satellite for:2019.08.29 - Nahid-1 (Communications Test Satellite) - Safir-1B - Semnan (IKSLC), LC-1 - NA (Pad Processing Failure)Or even the same satellite if it wasn't installed on the vehicle at the time of the accident.
QuoteThis engine has a composite material motor case and flexible nozzle with thrust vectoring control and was tested for the first time on 13 January 2022.
This engine has a composite material motor case and flexible nozzle with thrust vectoring control and was tested for the first time on 13 January 2022.
Were there any NOTAMs announced at the time or any other information to corroborate the claim?
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force’s Space Division announced plans to develop a sophisticated satellite carrier that will be capable of deploying satellites into geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above Earth, Iranian sources reported on Sunday.Tehran (ISNA) - Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force General Ali Jafarabadi lauded the recent successful launch of the Soraya satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO) using the Qaem-100 satellite carrier.The Qaem-100, a three-stage satellite carrier powered by solid fuel, efficiently positioned Soraya 750 kilometers above Earth within 11 minutes.General Jafarabadi confirmed the operational readiness of the Qaem-100 and revealed plans for the test launch of Qaem-105 next year.Looking ahead, Iran aims to test launch the Qaem-120 satellite carrier within the next three years. This carrier is designed to deploy satellites into the challenging geostationary orbit.In 1984, Iran launched its space program and was focused on developing sounding rockets and small satellites, which it successfully developed and launched in 1999.Iran began its space program in the early 2000s, building its own satellite launcher on the Shahab-4 missile. The Semnan launch pad in the country's north was built in 2009.In 2012, it launched its first telecommunications satellite; in 2013, it conducted a test of its space launch vehicle, Simorgh; and in 2020, it launched its first military satellite, Noor-1.
...He stated: The Simorgh launcher is also well known with a take-off weight of 80 tons, and its components are completely different from military work, and most of the reactions in the world are due to their concern about breaking Iran's monopoly.Hosseini Mones continued: Space is a God-given wealth and we have the right to use this opportunity, and we will not wait for anyone's permission on this path, and we will continue this path with strength....The Space Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense said: According to the road map we have, God willing, in the next versions, we will have the "Sarir" slv, which will place a weight equal to one and a half tons in near-Earth orbits.He added: Sarir can place six or seven satellites in low orbits or place one satellite in a 36,000 km orbit. In the distant future, we will have Soroush family slvs that will carry cargo from 6 to 15 tons into space....Hosseini Mones said about the acquisition of cryogenic engines: the construction of cryogenic engines is on our agenda. Last years, we held a fan challenge to develop a small cryogenic engine under one ton, which is currently under construction.The Ministry of Defense's Space Spokesman stated: "In the Ministry of Defense, it is defined that the construction of a cryogenic engine will be conducted in the not too distant future. The road map for the production of such engines is being implemented, which will end with the Soroush slv.
