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Fajr

Safir launch from Semnan (Iran) on May 23, 2012, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

May 23, 2012Launch 2012-F02Launch no. 5,217 in the log
RocketSafir
SpaceportSemnanpad SAF
OutcomeFailureunconfirmed failure
Launch agencyIRSAIran

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 23, 2012
Launch designation
2012-F02
Mission
Fajr

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,370 km
Initial apogee
40 km
Inclination
55.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.050 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · UX

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Fajr2012-F02Iranian Space Agency———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.