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Iranian Space Agency

Iranian Space Agency (Sazman-e Fazai-ye Iran (Iranian Space Agency)) conducted 15 orbital launches and owned 23 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

IranTehranGCAT code IRSA

Payloads owned, by decade

2714
2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology10
Optical imaging3
Communications2

Main programs

Iran14Iran RU1

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Omid2009-004AFeb 2, 2009IRSAIranTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Rasad 12011-025AJun 15, 2011IRSAIranTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Navid2012-005AFeb 3, 2012IRSAIranOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Fajr2015-006AFeb 2, 2015IRSAIranTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Khayyam2022-096AAug 9, 2022IRSAIranOptical imagingIn orbit
Soraya2024-015AJan 20, 2024IRSAIranCommunicationsIn orbit
Mahda2024-018AJan 28, 2024IRSAIranTechnologyIn orbit
Keyhan-22024-018BJan 28, 2024IRSAIranTechnologyIn orbit
Hatef-12024-018DJan 28, 2024IRSAIranTechnologyIn orbit
Pars 12024-039QFeb 29, 2024IRSAIranOptical imagingIn orbit

Launches conducted

15 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Dec 6, 2024Sahman-12024-236SimorghSemnan2Success
Jan 28, 2024Mehda2024-018SimorghSemnan3Success
Dec 30, 2021Test satellites2021-F11SimorghSemnan1Failure
Jun 12, 2021Tolou-2?2021-F03SimorghSemnan1Failure
Feb 9, 2020Zafar2020-F01SimorghSemnan1Failure
Aug 29, 20192019-E012019-E01SafirSemnan0OE
Feb 5, 2019Dousti2019-F02SafirSemnan1Failure
Jan 15, 2019Payam2019-F01SimorghSemnan1Failure
Feb 2, 2015Fajr2015-006SafirSemnan1Success
Sep 22, 2012Fajr2012-F03SafirSemnan1Failure
May 23, 2012Fajr2012-F02SafirSemnan1Failure
Feb 3, 2012Navid2012-005SafirSemnan1Success
Jun 15, 2011Rasad ?2011-025SafirSemnan1Success
Feb 2, 2009Omid/Safir-22009-004SafirSemnan1Success
Aug 16, 2008Omid?2008-F02SafirSemnan1Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).