Simorgh (rocket)
Simorgh (Persian: ماهوارهبر سیمرغ, Phoenix), also called Safir-2, is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development. It is the successor of the Safir, Iran's first space launch vehicle. Its mission is to carry heavier satellites into higher orbit than Safir.
The Simorgh satellite launch vehicle launching on its first orbital test flight on 27 July 2017. | |
| Function | Small-lift space launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Size | |
| Height | 26.5 m (87 ft) |
| Diameter | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) first stage, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) second stage |
| Mass | 87 t (192,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO 200 km | |
| Mass | 800 kg (1,800 lb) |
| Payload to LEO 500 km | |
| Mass | 250 kg (550 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Derived from Safir |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal |
| Total launches | 5 or 6 (+1 suborbital) |
| Success(es) | 1 (+1 suborbital) |
| Failure(s) | 4 or 5 |
| First flight | 19 April 2016 (suborbital) 27 July 2017 (orbital) |
| First stage | |
| Height | 17.8 m |
| Diameter | 2.4 m |
| Powered by | 4 × Shahab-5 + 4 verniers |
| Maximum thrust | 1,590 kN (360,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 120 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | 1.5 m |
| Powered by | 4 × R-27 Zyb |
| Maximum thrust | 71.6 kN (16,100 lbf) |
| Burn time | 320 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Third stage (Optional) | |
| Powered by | Saman-1 |
| Maximum thrust | 13 kN (2,900 lbf) |
| Burn time | 40 seconds |
| Propellant | Solid |
The project was unveiled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 3 February 2010, as part of celebrations of the first anniversary of the launch of Omid, the first indigenously launched Iranian satellite, and was launched for the first time on 19 April 2016.
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