flown missionFailure
Simorgh | Unknown
Iranian Space AgencyImam Khomeini Spaceport — Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Unknown
- Type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
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- Fail reason
- Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds).
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Simorgh
- Provider
- Iranian Space Agency
- Type
- Government
- Country
- IRN
launch site
- Pad
- Imam Khomeini Spaceport
- Location
- Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Country
- IRN
- Timezone
- Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates
- 35.2370, 53.9505