Rasad-1 (Persian: رصد, meaning Observation) was an Iranian satellite which was launched in 2011.[2][3] The third Iranian satellite, and the second to be launched successfully using an indigenous rocket, Rasad-1 was Iran's first imaging satellite. Launched aboard a Safir-B carrier rocket, it was successfully placed into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 236 by 299 kilometres (147 by 186 mi), inclined at 55.7 degrees. It made approximately fifteen orbits per day.[citation needed]
Mission type | Observation |
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Operator | Iranian Space Agency |
COSPAR ID | 2011-025A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 37675 |
Mission duration | 3 weeks |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 15.3 kilograms (34 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 June 2011, 09:14 (2011-06-15UTC09:14Z) UTC |
Rocket | Safir-1A |
Launch site | Semnan |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 6 July 2011 (2011-07-07) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 233 kilometres (145 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 271 kilometres (168 mi) |
Inclination | 55.6 degrees |
Period | 89.54 minutes |
Mean motion | 16.08 |
Epoch | 22 June 2011[1] |
Rasad-1 was launched on the maiden flight of the Safir-B rocket, designated Safir-B1, from a launch site in Semnan Province, Iran. The launch occurred at approximately 09:14 UTC on 15 June 2011 with the spacecraft reaching orbit several minutes later.
The satellite had a mass of 15.3 kilograms (34 lb) and returned images with a resolution of 150 metres (490 ft).[citation needed] It was equipped with solar panels to generate power. The satellite decayed from orbit three weeks after launch, on 6 July 2011.[4][5]
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