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Zafar

Simorgh launch from Semnan (Iran) on February 9, 2020, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 9, 2020 · 15:48 UTCLaunch 2020-F01Launch no. 5,929 in the log
RocketSimorgh
SpaceportSemnanpad IKSC
OutcomeFailurestage 2 underperformance
Launch agencyIRSAIran

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 9, 2020, 15:48
Launch designation
2020-F01
Flight name
Zafar
Vehicle flight ID
4 MRS.C001

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-2,600 km
Initial apogee
500 km
Inclination
58.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.090 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2U?

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zafar2020-F01Iranian 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.