And the first launch was definitely a test flight, rather than an orbital attempt?
Quote from: Phillip Clark on 11/01/2013 05:30 pmAnd the first launch was definitely a test flight, rather than an orbital attempt? I've seen no evidence at all to support that theory. Everything I have seen points to an orbital attempt.
Quote from: William Graham on 11/08/2013 07:27 pmQuote from: Phillip Clark on 11/01/2013 05:30 pmAnd the first launch was definitely a test flight, rather than an orbital attempt? I've seen no evidence at all to support that theory. Everything I have seen points to an orbital attempt.Agreed - that is why I was querying the status of the launch in the above launch listing.
the payload was a dummy !
Quote from: Soheil on 11/13/2013 12:28 pmthe payload was a dummy !Do you have any evidence to support that assertion? Iran may have claimed that it was a suborbital launch or a dummy payload, but I'm afraid all the evidence suggests it was a failed orbital launch with a live payload.In the days and weeks leading up to the launch, there were various releases that claimed the launch of Omid was imminent. After the failure it suddenly slipped - exactly the same pattern seen with the Fajr failures.Iranian rocket names include the name of the satellite they are launching. Safir-e-Rasad launched Rasad, Navid was launched by Safir-e-Navid. The rocket used for the August 2008 launch was "Safir-e-Omid", so logic would dictate that it was carrying Omid. The rocket used for the February 2009 launch was called "Safir-e-Omid 2" - essentially acknowledging this.
Also, how do you know that the alleged February 2013 failure was due to the payload being ejected early?
so the link between the sat and the command and control center is lost ====>launch failure .
I thought it was against international law to interfere in the satellite launch of another country, unless the launch failed and the debris was heading towards someone. Of course, the United States considers that international laws are for other people to follow.
That wouldn't cause a rocket to explode on the launch pad, as seen with one of the recent Safir failures.
Quote from: Haman10 on 11/15/2013 08:06 pmso the link between the sat and the command and control center is lost ====>launch failure .That wouldn't cause a rocket to explode on the launch pad, as seen with one of the recent Safir failures.
Thanks Satori. New information is that Tadbir is to be launched by Safir-1B "in the coming days". Tadbir has * highly advanced navigation and photography facilities* equipped with devices that will check the effects of space on living organisms (this might be a radiation dosimeter)* made by the Space Research Laboratory of Tehran Science and Technology University* possible to capture images with higher precision compared to Navid