Failure
Nahid-1
Communications
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force(IRGCAF)Government
Qaem 100
LEOorbit
Note: Failure officially reported by Israel and not confirmed by Iranian sources. Nahid 1 (Venus 1) is an Iranian low-earth orbit communications microsatellite. The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has endorsed a contract with the Iranian Space Research Center to build Nahid 1.
Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,399
IRGCAF Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#3
Launch Window
NET
Mar 4, 2023, 12:00 AM
Precision
Day
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Jan 20, 2024, 4:59 PM
Added launch.
Source
Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Shahroud Space Center is a Military Spaceport under control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) located south-east of Shahroud Semnan Province, used to orbit military satellites for Iran's military space program.
Timezone
Asia/Tehran
Local Launch Time
Mar 4, 2023, 3:30 AM
Total Launches
6
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.2009, 55.3339
Qaem 100 Specs
LEO Capacity
80 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2023
Fastest Turnaround
7mo 27d
Total Launches
3
Successful
2
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Mar 4, 2023
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force is the strategic missile, air, and space force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force into the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.
Founded
1985
Administrator
Brigadier General: Ali Jafarabadi
Total Launches
6
Successful
5
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
3