Simorgh (rocket)
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 Simorgh space launch vehicle |
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| Function | Small orbital carrier rocket |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  Iran |
| Size | |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Mass | 77 tonnes (85 tons) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | 100~150 kg |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Development |
| Launch sites | Imam Khomeini |
Simorgh is an Iranian expendable small-capacity orbital carrier rocket,[1] which was scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2010. It was unveiled by Iraninan President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 3 February 2010,[2] as part of celebrations of the first anniversary of the launch of Omid, the first indigenously-launched Iranian satellite.[3]
The Simorgh rocket is 27 metres (89 ft) long, and has a mass of 77 tonnes (85 tons).[4] Its first stage is powered by four main engines, each generating up to 29,000 kilograms (64,000 lb) of thrust, plus a fifth which will be used for attitude control, which provides an additional 13,600 kilograms (30,000 lb).[4] At liftoff, these engines will generate a total of 130,000 kilograms (290,000 lb) of thrust. Simorgh is capable of putting a 60-kilogram (130 lb) payload into a 500-kilometre (310 mi) low Earth orbit.[5] According to ISNA the engine could be used in future rockets capable of carrying 700-kilogram (1,500 lb) satellites into 1,000-kilometre (620 mi) orbits.[4][6]
The first flight of the Simorgh rocket, which was at one stage scheduled to occur in March 2010,[7] will carry Tolou, an experimental communications satellite. A later launch is expected to carry Mesbah-2.[4] In February 2012, Iran announced that the first flight of Simorgh carrying Tolou satellite will occur in 2013 from the new space station.[8]
See also
- International rankings of Iran in Science and Technology
- 2010 in spaceflight
- Asian space race
- Iranian Space Agency
- Safir (rocket)
- Unha
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References
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- ↑ http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1949782&Lang=E
