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Sharoud Space Center
Sharoud Space Center is located in IranSharoud Space CenterSharoud Space Center
Coordinates36°12′03″N 55°20′02″E / 36.2009°N 55.3339°E / 36.2009; 55.3339
TypeSpaceport
Site information
OperatorIRGCASF
ConditionOperational
Site history
Builtlate 1980s

Shahroud Space Center (Persian:پایگاه فضایی شاهرود) 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.

Overview

The launch of the Noor 1 satellite on April 22, 2020, using the Qased launch vehicle out of Shahroud space center revealed the existence of a parallel military space program run by the IRGC as opposed to Iran's civil space program run by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).

The site features a 23-meter-tall servicing tower, a concrete launch pad 200 by 140 meters and an exhaust deflector with a length of 125 meters; Interestingly, the site features no storage facilities and fuel tanks for liquid rocket propellant, and is primarily designed to launch solid fueled launch vehicles such as the Qaem.

Launch history

Launch # Date Launch Vehicle Payload Outcome Notes
1 22 April 2020 Qased Noor 1 Success Iran's first military satellite
2 8 March 2022 Qased Noor 2 Success Iran's second military satellite
3 5 November 2022 Qaem 100 N/A Success First sub-orbital test
4 4 March 2023 Qaem 100 Nahid-1 Failure First Qaem 100 orbital launch attempt
5 27 September 2023 Qased Noor 3 Success Iran's third military satellite
6 20 January 2024 Qaem 100 Soraya Success Research satellite for the Iranian Space Agency
7 14 September 2024 Qaem 100 Chamran 1 Success

See also

References

  1. "Shahroud Missile Test Site". The Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. Hinz, Fabian. "IRAN'S SOLID-PROPELLANT SLV PROGRAM IS ALIVE AND KICKING". Arms control wonk.
  3. "Iran Guard reveals secret space program in satellite launch". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. "Iran's first space launch center near Shahrud for its Ghaem SLV project". www.b14643.de. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. Hinz, Fabian. "PASDARAN, SOLID-FUEL AND AVIATOR SUNGLASSES". Arms Control Wonk.
  6. "Iran test launches new satellite-carrying rocket". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  7. "ثریا". tv1.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  8. Krzyzaniak, John (12 July 2023). "Here is the letter from Israel's representative to the UN, referenced above. On March 4, the IRGC launched a Ghaem-100 from Shahrud carrying the Nahid satellite" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 December 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. Motamedi, Maziar. "Iran's IRGC successfully puts third imaging satellite into orbit". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  10. "Iran successfully launches Soraya satellite using Qa'im 100 carrier". Iran Press. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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