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Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« on: 11/16/2014 07:47 am »
Iran has managed to design,manufacture,and test its new and powerful solid-fuel based Space launch Vehicle called Ghaem.

Ghaem project is part of a series of launchers, planned by Iran for next 10 years to meet its needs in the field of space launch vehicles for its space program.Ghaem is a four-staged all solid fuel expandable launch vehicle capable of launching payloads to LEO , MEO and GEO orbits and employs a very sophisticated design to be able to handle all types of payloads to those orbits.

Ghaem is not a man-rated launcher but many of its design specifications will be employed for our future manned space missions.

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. All stages are now flight-ready hardware.

With Ghaem Iran is now among a very elite group of space fairing nations capable of launching payloads to GEO and beyond.

Our beloved Hassan Tehrani Moghadam left a legacy similar to what Sergei Korolev left for Soviet union and Wernher von Braun left for Germany (and eventually US) and Ghaem is just the tip of its iceberg.

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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #1 on: 11/16/2014 08:04 am »
For those interested to have just an idea of how does the first stage look like during test and integration and how sophisticated it is ,please check the following video and pictures.

Interesting facts:
1-The temperature of nozzle is so high and the shock waves so powerful that it can simply turn finest grade steel into crumpled piece like aluminum foils.

2-Ghaem employs TVC technology

Note:These are NOT Ghaem.



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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #2 on: 11/16/2014 08:08 am »
Shuttle SRB has diameter of 3.7 meter ,height of 45.5 meters and weighs around 590 tons. (Fully loaded with fuel)

First stage of Ghaem has diameter of 3.5 meter ,Length of 20 meter and weighs around 230 Tons.
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #3 on: 11/16/2014 08:15 am »
Similar: Athena-III
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #4 on: 11/16/2014 09:47 am »
Soehil,

Being Iranian, your enthusiasm is understood. HOWEVER, ALL the data provided by some Iranian news agencies is not backed by anything, not a single picture, video, drawing, nothing. Even the name of the person that spoke to the press and his affiliation is obscured.

Yet the hype is in its high - and you keep posting irrelevant information on various forums.

The ONLY non Iranian official that spoke on an open forum on Iran's ICBM plans is Lt. Gen.  (res) Moshe Ya'alon, Israel's minister of defence, back on 2012:

http://aviationweek.com/defense/israeli-officials-warn-over-iranian-icbm-nukes

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/world/middleeast/israel-warns-iranian-missiles-might-threaten-us.html?_r=0

Apart from these indications on Iran's pursuit of solid propellant, large diameter rocket motors, there are rumors, speculations, "guestimations" and wishful thinking.

I am certain that the members here KNOWS how Space Shuttle SRB is look like, as well as the Ares-1 first stage, LM Athena and so on.

I would encourage each member of the forum to share his views on the subject, but I will do it with more than a grain of salt.




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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #5 on: 11/16/2014 11:56 am »
For what it's worth, my current view of the Iranian space programme is "I'll believe it when I see it".

Their regular failures in recent years have damaged their credibility for me.
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #6 on: 11/16/2014 03:50 pm »
Wishful thinking!?

What if i prove that i have seen this monster 2 years ago!?
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #7 on: 11/16/2014 04:12 pm »
Wishful thinking!?
What if i prove that i have seen this monster 2 years ago!?

OK then, please prove it.
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #8 on: 11/18/2014 05:16 pm »
Wishful thinking!?
What if i prove that i have seen this monster 2 years ago!?

OK then, please prove it.

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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #9 on: 11/18/2014 05:23 pm »
No proof there - like photographs, technical documents etc.   Just online postings and speculations.
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #10 on: 11/18/2014 07:13 pm »
No proof there - like photographs, technical documents etc.   Just online postings and speculations.

I have patience to prove...
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #11 on: 11/19/2014 02:38 am »
No proof there - like photographs, technical documents etc.   Just online postings and speculations.
I have patience to prove...

SoheilEsy, in an earlier posting you said that you would provide proof if you were asked to do so.   I politely asked for the proof and I - along with other people on here - are still awaiting that proof.   Maybe your promise was an empty one, of course.   Reposting your earlier claims is not proof.
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #12 on: 11/19/2014 05:01 am »
No proof there - like photographs, technical documents etc.   Just online postings and speculations.
I have patience to prove...

SoheilEsy, in an earlier posting you said that you would provide proof if you were asked to do so.   I politely asked for the proof and I - along with other people on here - are still awaiting that proof.   Maybe your promise was an empty one, of course.   Reposting your earlier claims is not proof.

So how did i know back in 2012 before official announcement !?

Nobody forcing anybody to believe !

This is something that going to happen soon...
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #13 on: 11/19/2014 06:09 am »
Where is the official announcement?
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #14 on: 11/19/2014 08:20 am »
June 2012 was a day full of posts by Soheil.

First, he stated that he was working with the Iranian space agency:


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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #15 on: 11/19/2014 08:21 am »
Then, he spoke on a 2.4 meter in diameter, solid fueled LV:
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #16 on: 11/19/2014 08:22 am »
and then, a 4.0 meter booster:


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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #17 on: 11/19/2014 08:28 am »
Now, all that being said, it is OBVIOUS that Iran is working on a gigantic launch vehicle - well beyond the Simorgh (BTW, what is going on with it?) - one just have to take a look on the launch pads of Khomeini space launch center and the Sharud facility.

BUT, and this is a HUGE but, the leap from current solid fueled vehicles (1/25 diameter ) to a 3.5 meters - is QUANTUM LEAP.

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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #18 on: 11/19/2014 09:07 am »
June 2012 was a day full of posts by Soheil.

First, he stated that he was working with the Iranian space agency:



Was ... In a small project!

Not anymore. :(
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Re: Iranian Ghaem solid fuel Space Launch Vehicle
« Reply #19 on: 11/19/2014 09:13 am »
Then, he spoke on a 2.4 meter in diameter, solid fueled LV:

Talking about different SLVs ...

Smaller one is a part of ghaem!
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