Iranian Space AgencySafirSafir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Rasad 1
Launched
June 15, 2011 · 09:15 UTC
Summary
Rasad 1 launched on an Iranian Space Agency Safir from Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran on June 15, 2011 at 09:15 UTC. It was Iranian Space Agency's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,132nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Safir flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Rasad, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 299 km orbit inclined 55.7°. 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
- 3rd Safir flight · 1st this yearIranian Space Agency's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,132nd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rasad · NORAD 37675 · 2011-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-025A
- Epoch
- 2011-06-15 11:45:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02454193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036755
- Inclination
- 55.676°
- Ascending node
- 305.0123°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.0803°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.4248°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Rasad · NORAD 37675 · re-entered July 6, 2011
Safir UIS.0001 Stage 2 · re-entered July 1, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Rasad 1 was a small Iranian satellite, Iran's second domestically launched spacecraft, carrying a low-resolution imaging camera and described as a test of Earth-observation and satellite technology in a low orbit of about 260 km.
Pad
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
3rd launch from Safir Launch Pad, 1st this year · 3rd from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 15, 1:45 PM GMT+4:30, 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
All launches from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Questions
When did Rasad 1 launch?
Rasad 1 launched on June 15, 2011 at 09:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Rasad 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rasad 1?
Safir, flown by Iranian Space Agency. Safir spec sheet
Where did Rasad 1 launch from?
Safir Launch Pad, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was Jun 15, 1:45 PM GMT+4:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Rasad 1 reach?
Rasad, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 299 km orbit inclined 55.7°.
How many satellites did Rasad 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).