Mission description
First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.
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Launch Failure
Simorgh | Unknown
July 27, 2017 at 9:30 AM UTC
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Launch details
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July 27, 2017 at 9:30 AM UTC
Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Imam Khomeini Spaceport
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran · 35.2370, 53.9505
- Rocket
- Simorgh
- Launch probability
- -1%
- Window opens
- July 27, 2017 at 9:30 AM UTC
- Window closes
- July 27, 2017 at 9:30 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- August 2, 2024 at 4:58 PM UTC
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Iran launches Simorgh satellite carrier from Imam Khomeini Space Center
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Simorgh
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LEO capacity
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Successful launches
2
Launch complex
Imam Khomeini Spaceport
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Semnan Space Center is the primary Iranian spaceport, located 50 km southeast of the city of Semnan in the north of the country.
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