Launch Failure

Qaem 100 | Nahid-1

March 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran

Qaem 100 | Nahid-1 launch image — Mission imagery · Qaem 100

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March 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Platform

Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran · 36.2006, 55.3339

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Rocket: Qaem 100
Launch site: Launch Platform
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: March 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Window closes: March 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Feed updated: January 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Qaem 100

Height

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Diameter

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LEO capacity

80 kg

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Launch complex

Launch Platform

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.

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