// optical imaging · 2012

Navid

Iranian Earth observation satellite. Navid was launched on February 3, 2012 aboard a Safir from Semnan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 2, 2012).

COSPAR 2012-005ANORAD 38075Iran

Identity

Name in GCAT: Navid-e Elm-o Sanat
Common name: Navid
Payload designation: Navid
International designator: 2012-005A
NORAD catalog number: 38075
GCAT identifier: S38075

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 3, 2012 · 00:04 UTC
Launch record: 2012-005Success
Rocket: Safir
Spaceport: Semnan · pad SAF

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 275 km
Apogee: 373 km
Inclination: 56.02°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 2, 2012
Last known active: Feb 2, 2012
End of operations: Apr 2, 2012

Size

Mass: 50 kg
Dry mass: 50 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1972368 (CC0).