Iranian Space AgencySimorghImam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Unknown
Launched
July 27, 2017
Summary
Unknown launched on an Iranian Space Agency Simorgh from Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran on July 27, 2017. The mission failed: Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds). It was Iranian Space Agency's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,661st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Simorgh flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Simorgh · Iranian Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Simorgh flightIranian Space Agency's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,661st orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.
Pad
Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
1st launch from Imam Khomeini Spaceport, 1st this year · 8th from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
7 launches from this pad · 15 from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranOpen in maps
Questions
When did Unknown launch?
Unknown launched on July 27, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Unknown fail?
Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds).
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 test flight mission.