Zuljanah (rocket)
Zuljanah (Persian: ماهوارهبر ذوالجناح), also spelled Zoljanah (and with a host of other spellings appearing sporadically), is an Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV), made by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), which was unveiled on 1 February 2021, and was launched (at an unknown time before 1 February 2021, possibly 31 January 2021) into sub-orbital flight (apogee 500km) for testing and telemetry purposes. Zuljanah is able to carry satellites weighing up to 220kg into an orbit 500 kilometers above the Earth.
Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle | |
| Manufacturer | Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran) |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Size | |
| Height | 25.5 meters |
| Diameter | 1.5 meters |
| Mass | 52 tons |
| Stages | 3 (1st & 2nd Solid; 3rd Liquid) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to low Earth orbit | |
| Mass | 220 kg (490 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Under Development |
| Launch sites | Semnan Space Center |
| Total launches | 0 (+2 suborbital) |
| Success(es) | 0 (+2 suborbital) |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| First stage | |
| Powered by | 1 × unnamed solid fuel engine |
| Maximum thrust | 725 kN (163,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage | |
| Powered by | 1 × unnamed solid fuel engine |
| Maximum thrust | 725 kN (163,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Third stage | |
| Powered by | 2 × R-27 Zyb vernier engines |
| Maximum thrust | 35 kN (7,900 lbf) |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
According to Seyed Ahmad Husseini, the space spokesman of the Ministry of Defense: The Zuljanah SLV is part of a larger project called "Hazrat Fatemeh Al-Zahra" (Persian: حضرت فاطمه الزهراء). This SLV is considered to be the first indigenously designed and manufactured hybrid fuel satellite launch vehicle (solid/liquid fuel). As of June 2022, two more test flights are planned.