Iranian Space Agency
Iranian Space Agency has made 15 launches since its first on 16 August 2008: 6 successful, 9 failed or partly failed (40% success). Its first success was Omid on 2 February 2009. Its latest was Fakhr-1 & Saman-1 on 6 December 2024. It has carried 9 satellites, 3 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
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Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 16 August 2008 | Safir, OmidFirst launch · failure |
| 2 February 2009 | Safir, OmidFirst successful launch · success |
| 23 May 2012 | Safir 1B, FajrFirst Safir 1B flight · failure |
| 27 July 2017 | Simorgh, UnknownFirst Simorgh flight · failure |
| 28 January 2024 | Simorgh, Mahda, Keyhan-2 & Hatef-1First successful Simorgh flight · success |
| 6 December 2024 | Simorgh, Fakhr-1 & Saman-1Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Simorgh | 27 July 2017 | 7 |
| Safir | 16 August 2008 | 5 |
| Safir 1B | 23 May 2012 | 3 |
Launch sites
| Semnan Space Center | 15 |
Satellites carried
9 satellites in the catalogue went up on Iranian Space Agency launches; 3 are still in orbit. By who uses them: civil government 6, and 3 not known yet.