Iranian Space AgencySafirSafir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Navid
Launched
February 3, 2012 · 00:04 UTC
Image: Mehr News Agency
Summary
Navid launched on an Iranian Space Agency Safir from Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran on February 3, 2012 at 00:04 UTC. It was Iranian Space Agency's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,195th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Safir flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Navid-e Elm-o Sanat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 283 × 382 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 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
- 4th Safir flight · 1st this yearIranian Space Agency's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,195th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Navid-e Elm-o Sanat · NORAD 38075 · 2012-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-005A
- Epoch
- 2012-02-03 19:34:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.81871033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0073604
- Inclination
- 56.0248°
- Ascending node
- 33.0037°
- Arg. of perigee
- 133.2341°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.4193°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0.00043761
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Navid-e Elm-o Sanat · NORAD 38075 · re-entered April 2, 2012
Safir ERS.2002 Stage 2 · re-entered March 19, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Navid was a 50 kg Iranian satellite built by Sharif University of Technology, Iran's third domestically launched satellite, carrying a low-resolution camera to test Earth-imaging and satellite technology from a low orbit of roughly 250 by 375 km.
Pad
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
4th launch from Safir Launch Pad, 1st this year · 4th from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 3, 3:34 AM GMT+3:30, at night
8 launches from this pad · 15 from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
232 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Questions
When did Navid launch?
Navid launched on February 3, 2012 at 00:04 UTC.
Where can I watch Navid?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Navid?
Safir, flown by Iranian Space Agency. Safir spec sheet
Where did Navid launch from?
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was Feb 3, 3:34 AM GMT+3:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Navid reach?
Navid-e Elm-o Sanat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 283 × 382 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Navid launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).