// optical imaging · 2022

Noor 2

Iranian military satellite. Noor 2 was launched on March 8, 2022 aboard a Qased from Shahroud. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 17, 2024).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Noor 2
International designator: 2022-024A
NORAD catalog number: 51954
GCAT identifier: S51954

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: March 8, 2022 · 05:06 UTC
Launch record: 2022-024Success
Rocket: Qased
Spaceport: Shahroud · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 495 km
Apogee: 512 km
Inclination: 58.30°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 17, 2024
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: May 2024

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 Q112073004 (CC0).