Launch vehicle
Simorgh
- Recorded launches
- 7
- First flight
- 2017-07-27
Iranian Space AgencyLaunch Failure
3 unknown payloads
Simorgh
Historical mission record
This page records Simorgh | 3 unknown payloads and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITESemnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Mission
Three unknown research payloads are reported to have been sent into space, according to the Iranian Ministry of Defense. However, no new objects are being tracked in the orbit after this launch attempt so it is considered a failure despite Iran's reports of success.
- Launch vehicle
- Simorgh
- Mission type
- Unknown
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Imam Khomeini Spaceport
- Provider
- Iranian Space Agency
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Mission update
Although official reports by Iran call this a successful launch, no objects have been detected in orbit. The general consensus is that it was a failed orbital launch attempt.
Launch site & orbit
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
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