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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceQasedLaunch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Noor-3
Launched
~September 27, 2023 · 06:00 UTC
Summary
Noor-3 launched on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Qased from Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran on September 27, 2023 at around 06:00 UTC. It was Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,527th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Qased flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Noor 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 449 × 463 km orbit inclined 60.0°. 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
- 3rd Qased flight · 1st this yearIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,527th orbital launch attempt159th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Noor 3 · NORAD 57962 · 2023-150 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-150A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-27 13:47:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.39032863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000974
- Inclination
- 60.0184°
- Ascending node
- 354.686°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.0151°
- Mean anomaly
- 223.0782°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 3 · NORAD 57962 · re-entered August 16, 2024
Qased 3 Stage 3 · re-entered December 6, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third flight of the Iranian Qased small launch vehicle. Delivered two objects in a 450 km Earth Orbit, one of which is the Noor-3 military satellite.
Pad
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
4th launch from Launch Platform, 2nd this year · 4th from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: around 9 am
6 launches from this pad · 6 from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
207 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Updates
Added launch.
Questions
When did Noor-3 launch?
Noor-3 launched on September 27, 2023 at around 06:00 UTC. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Noor-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Noor-3?
Qased, flown by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Qased spec sheet
Where did Noor-3 launch from?
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was around 9 am local time at the pad.
What orbit did Noor-3 reach?
Noor 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 449 × 463 km orbit inclined 60.0°.
How many satellites did Noor-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).