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Fajr

Safir launch from Semnan (Iran) on September 22, 2012, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 22, 2012Launch 2012-F03Launch no. 5,241 in the log
RocketSafir
SpaceportSemnanpad SAF
OutcomeFailureunconfirmed failure
Launch agencyIRSAIran

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 2012
Launch designation
2012-F03
Mission
Fajr

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,378 km
Initial apogee
0 km
Inclination
55.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.050 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · UX

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Fajr?2012-F03Iranian 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.