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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.[2]

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).[3]

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 fuel, and is primarily designed to launch solid fueled launch vehicles such as the Qased and the Qaem.[4][5]

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[6] Qaem 100 N/A Success First sub-orbital test
4 4 March 2023[7][8] Qaem 100 Nahid-1 Failure First Qaem 100 orbital launch attempt
5 27 September 2023[9] Qased Noor 3 Success Iran's third military satellite
6 20 January 2024[10] Qaem 100 Soraya 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. ^ "https://twitter.com/john_krzyzaniak/status/1679184846520737793?t=x4ABgpotYIHCJDAGJlSmKg&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-08-30. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  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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