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Fajr

2015 imaging satellite of the Iranian Space Agency. Fajr was launched on February 2, 2015 aboard a Safir from Semnan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 26, 2015).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Fajr
International designator: 2015-006A
NORAD catalog number: 40387
GCAT identifier: S40387

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Iran
Owner: IRSA
Country: Iran
Builder: Sharif University of Technology
Platform (bus): Fajr

Launch

Date: February 2, 2015 · 08:52 UTC
Launch record: 2015-006Success
Rocket: Safir
Spaceport: Semnan · pad SAF

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 224 km
Apogee: 469 km
Inclination: 55.54°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 26, 2015
Last known active: Feb 2, 2015
End of operations: Feb 25, 2015

Size

Mass: 52 kg
Dry mass: 52 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.35 m
Span: 0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18937141 (CC0).