Launch vehicle
Simorgh
- Recorded launches
- 7
- First flight
- 2017-07-27
Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITESemnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Simorgh
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Imam Khomeini Spaceport
- Provider
- Iranian Space Agency
The vehicle
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Mission update
Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds).
Launch site & orbit
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
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