// optical imaging · 2020

Noor

Iranian military satellite. Noor was launched on April 22, 2020 aboard a Qased from Shahroud. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 13, 2022).

COSPAR 2020-024ANORAD 45529Iran

Identity

Name in GCAT: Noor 1
Common name: Noor
International designator: 2020-024A
NORAD catalog number: 45529
GCAT identifier: S45529

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: IRGC
Owner: IRGC
Country: Iran
Builder: Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Eslami (Missile Forces)
Platform (bus): Cubesat 6U?

Launch

Date: April 22, 2020 · 03:58 UTC
Launch record: 2020-024Success
Rocket: Qased
Spaceport: Shahroud · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 426 km
Apogee: 436 km
Inclination: 59.81°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 13, 2022
Last known active: Mar 8, 2022
End of operations: Apr 13, 2022

Size

Mass: 15 kg
Dry mass: 15 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q91439827 (CC0).