From TLEs I would say the launch occured at 08:52 UTC, add or take a couple of minutes.
Ah! So THAT'S what the problem was! All weekend some right-wing news sites of my acquaintance have been shrieking about Iran having an 'ICBM capable of delivering a nuclear warhead against America'. I wondered what had triggered that and now I know! I'd remind them that:1) There are no warheads;2) The RV capable of protecting the warhead during entry and descent is quite a technical feat in its own right.That said, she's a very graceful-looking LV and I have to add that, frankly, a capable photo-recon satellite is even more useful (and dangerous to one's enemies) than a ICBM that, by definition is a one-shot suicide weapon.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/02/2015 11:11 amWell, NORAD has found it rather quickly. 40387/2015-006A: 224 x 470 km x 55.53 deg.40388/2015-006B: 224 x 460 km x 55.54 deg.Where do we get those? I used to check n2yo.com, but it does not show anything yet.
Well, NORAD has found it rather quickly. 40387/2015-006A: 224 x 470 km x 55.53 deg.40388/2015-006B: 224 x 460 km x 55.54 deg.
So, Comet said that there was great activity at the Komeini launch site. Fajr used the old launch site. Should we expect a new launch «soon«?
فجر که امروز در مدار زمین قرار گرفت ماهواره ای 52 کیلویی با شکل هندسی 6 ضلعی با ارتفاع 49 سانتیمتر و عرض 35 سانتیمتر است.Fajr satellite was put into orbit today with a 52-kg, 6-sided geometric shape with a height of 49 cm and a width of 35 cm.
Ah! So THAT'S what the problem was! All weekend some right-wing news sites of my acquaintance have been shrieking about Iran having an 'ICBM capable of delivering a nuclear warhead against America'. I wondered what had triggered that and now I know!
The Safir serial numbers to date are, I believe:Omid OES.0001Omid OES.0002Rasad UIS.0001Navid ERS.2002[failures 2012-2014, unknown]Fajr LSB.2001
Quote from: jcm on 02/02/2015 02:38 pmThe Safir serial numbers to date are, I believe:Omid OES.0001Omid OES.0002Rasad UIS.0001Navid ERS.2002[failures 2012-2014, unknown]Fajr LSB.2001The successful Omid launch featured vehicle GBS.0092 as seen below.I think the third letter S means Safir. You may find a digit 3 in this position for Shabab-3 missiles.