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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceQaem 100Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Soraya
Launched
January 20, 2024 · 06:28 UTC
Summary
Soraya launched on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Qaem 100 from Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran on January 20, 2024 at 06:28 UTC. It was Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,604th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Qaem 100 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Suraya, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 751 × 767 km orbit inclined 64.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Qaem 100 · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Qaem 100 flight · 1st this yearIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,604th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Suraya · NORAD 58817 · 2024-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-015A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-20 07:56:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.4187816 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011297
- Inclination
- 64.5231°
- Ascending node
- 112.5269°
- Arg. of perigee
- 240.2162°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.0848°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Suraya · NORAD 58817 · in orbit
Qaem-100 St 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite of unknown purposes for the Iranian Space Organization, orbiting in an 750 km high LEO.
Pad
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
5th launch from Launch Platform, 1st this year · 5th from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 20, 9:58 AM GMT+3:30, in daylight
6 launches from this pad · 6 from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Updates
Added launch. (Approximate launch time per https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1748736907394076732)
Questions
When did Soraya launch?
Soraya launched on January 20, 2024 at 06:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Soraya?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soraya?
Qaem 100, flown by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Qaem 100 spec sheet
Where did Soraya launch from?
Launch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran. Liftoff was Jan 20, 9:58 AM GMT+3:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soraya reach?
Suraya, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 751 × 767 km orbit inclined 64.5°.
How many satellites did Soraya launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).