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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceQasedLaunch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Noor
Launched
April 22, 2020 · 03:58 UTC
Summary
Noor launched on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Qased from Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran on April 22, 2020 at 03:58 UTC. It was Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,949th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Qased flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Noor 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 km orbit inclined 59.8°. 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
- 1st Qased flightIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,949th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Noor 1 · NORAD 45529 · 2020-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-024A
- Epoch
- 2020-04-22 11:13:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43623369 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013189
- Inclination
- 59.8118°
- Ascending node
- 170.4522°
- Arg. of perigee
- 209.7853°
- Mean anomaly
- 150.2931°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0001
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 1 · NORAD 45529 · re-entered April 13, 2022
Qased 1 Stage 3 · re-entered March 19, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the first launch of the Qased launch vehicle, which is reported to have placed a military satellite called Noor into 425-km orbit.
Pad
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
1st launch from Launch Platform, 1st this year · 1st from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 22, 8:28 AM GMT+4:30, in daylight
6 launches from this pad · 6 from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Questions
When did Noor launch?
Noor launched on April 22, 2020 at 03:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Noor?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Noor?
Qased, flown by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Qased spec sheet
Where did Noor launch from?
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was Apr 22, 8:28 AM GMT+4:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Noor reach?
Noor 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 km orbit inclined 59.8°.
How many satellites did Noor launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).