Success
Noor-2
Government/Top Secret
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force(IRGCAF)Government
Qased
LEOorbit
Second flight of the Iranian Qased small launch vehicle. Delivered two objects in a 500 km Earth Orbit, one of which is the Noor-2 military satellite.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 5:06 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,207
IRGCAF Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#2
Designator
2022-024
Launch Window
NET
Mar 8, 2022, 5:06 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Mar 8, 2022, 11:46 AM
Adding launch. Confirmed by the USSF 18 SPCS.
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 8, 2022, 8:36 AM
Total Launches
6
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.2009, 55.3339
Qased Specs
Diameter
1.25 m
Thrust
290 kN
LEO Capacity
50 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2020
Fastest Turnaround
1y 6mo
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Apr 22, 2020
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