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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceQasedLaunch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Noor-2
Launched
March 8, 2022
Summary
Noor-2 launched on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Qased from Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran on March 8, 2022. It was Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Qased flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Noor 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 520 km orbit inclined 58.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Qased · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Qased flight · 1st this yearIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,207th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Noor 2 · NORAD 51954 · 2022-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-023A
- Epoch
- 2022-03-08 09:43:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20595649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012471
- Inclination
- 58.2991°
- Ascending node
- 143.9565°
- Arg. of perigee
- 237.418°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.4395°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
- Noor 2 · NORAD 51954 · re-entered May 17, 2024
Qased 2 Stage 3 · re-entered April 28, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second flight of the Iranian Qased small launch vehicle. Delivered two objects in a 500 km Earth Orbit, one of which is the Noor-2 military satellite.
Pad
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
2nd launch from Launch Platform, 1st this year · 2nd from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
6 launches from this pad · 6 from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
685 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Updates
Adding launch. Confirmed by the USSF 18 SPCS.
Questions
When did Noor-2 launch?
Noor-2 launched on March 8, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Noor-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Noor-2?
Qased, flown by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Qased spec sheet
Where did Noor-2 launch from?
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran.
What orbit did Noor-2 reach?
Noor 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 520 km orbit inclined 58.3°.
How many satellites did Noor-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).