Iranian Space AgencySimorghImam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Unknown
Launched
June 12, 2021
Summary
Unknown launched on an Iranian Space Agency Simorgh from Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran on June 12, 2021. The mission failed: Failure was reported per US government sources, however the details were not made public. It was Iranian Space Agency's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,090th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Simorgh flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Failure was reported per US government sources, however the details were not made public.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Simorgh · Iranian Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Simorgh flight · 1st this yearIranian Space Agency's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,090th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
According to U.S. Space Command, Iran suffered a rocket launch failure early on June 12th. While there are no details available as to which rocket was used, what the payload was or how exactly the launch had failed, OSINT efforts suggest that the launcher used was the Simorgh rocket. This makes it a fourth consecutive failure of the Simorgh launch vehicle.
Pad
Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
4th launch from Imam Khomeini Spaceport, 1st this year · 12th from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
7 launches from this pad · 15 from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
488 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Updates
Added launch. Details such as launch time or payload were not available, but will be updated if they become known.
Questions
When did Unknown launch?
Unknown launched on June 12, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Unknown fail?
Failure was reported per US government sources, however the details were not made public.
Where can I watch Unknown?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Unknown?
Simorgh, flown by Iranian Space Agency. Simorgh spec sheet
Where did Unknown launch from?
Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran.
What orbit was Unknown going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.