Failure
Unknown
Government/Top Secret
Iranian Space Agency(ISA)Government
Simorgh
LEOorbit
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.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,090
ISA Mission
#12
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#12
Launch Window
NET
Jun 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Jun 23, 2021, 6:05 AM
Added launch. Details such as launch time or payload were not available, but will be updated if they become known.
Source
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Semnan Space Center is the primary Iranian spaceport, located 50 km southeast of the city of Semnan in the north of the country.
Timezone
Asia/Tehran
Local Launch Time
Jun 12, 2021, 4:30 AM
Total Launches
15
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
35.2346, 53.9221
Status Details
Failure Reason
Failure was reported per US government sources, however the details were not made public.
Simorgh Specs
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2017
Fastest Turnaround
6mo 21d
Total Launches
7
Successful
2
Failed
5
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Jul 27, 2017
Iranian Space Agency
The Iranian Space Agency is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1958.
Founded
2004
Administrator
Administrator: Hassan Salarieh
Total Launches
15
Successful
6
Failed
9
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
2