Iranian Space AgencySafirSafir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fajr
Launched
February 2, 2015 · 08:52 UTC
Summary
Fajr launched on an Iranian Space Agency Safir from Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran on February 2, 2015 at 08:52 UTC. It was Iranian Space Agency's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,448th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Safir flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fajr, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 477 km orbit inclined 55.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Safir · Iranian Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Safir flight · 1st this yearIranian Space Agency's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,448th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fajr · NORAD 40387 · 2015-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-006A
- Epoch
- 2015-02-02 09:50:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.74187273 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0183231
- Inclination
- 55.5357°
- Ascending node
- 168.0977°
- Arg. of perigee
- 162.2813°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.1662°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Fajr · NORAD 40387 · re-entered February 26, 2015
Safir LBS.2001 Stage 2 · re-entered March 7, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fajr is a 52 kg Iranian experimental satellite built by Iran Electronics Industries, carrying a cold-gas propulsion system intended for orbit raising. This launch reached orbit after earlier Fajr attempts had failed; it re-entered after about three weeks.
Pad
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
7th launch from Safir Launch Pad, 1st this year · 7th from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 2, 12:22 PM GMT+3:30, in daylight
8 launches from this pad · 15 from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Fajr launch?
Fajr launched on February 2, 2015 at 08:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Fajr?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fajr?
Safir, flown by Iranian Space Agency. Safir spec sheet
Where did Fajr launch from?
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was Feb 2, 12:22 PM GMT+3:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fajr reach?
Fajr, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 477 km orbit inclined 55.5°.
How many satellites did Fajr launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).