// optical imaging · 2023

Noor 3

Iranian military satellite. Noor 3 was launched on September 27, 2023 aboard a Qased from Shahroud. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 16, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-150ANORAD 57962Iran

Identity

Name in GCAT: Noor 3
International designator: 2023-150A
NORAD catalog number: 57962
GCAT identifier: S57962

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: September 27, 2023 · 06:00 UTC
Launch record: 2023-150Success
Rocket: Qased
Spaceport: Shahroud · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 442 km
Apogee: 455 km
Inclination: 60.02°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 16, 2024
Last known active: Sep 27, 2023
End of operations: July 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 Q122851792 (CC0).