Rasad

Rasad 1

Iran

Spacecraft nº:

Iran spacecraft nº: 4

Launch data:

Designation	37675 / 11025A
Launch date	15 Jun 2011 - 09:15 UT
Launch site	Semnan launch site
Launch vehicle	Safir-1B?
Mission	Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	243 x 292 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

Rasad satellite

Version 1st flight rocket

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor	Malek Ashtar University in Tehran
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	15 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power

End of live:

Reentered date:	06 July 2011 - .2 UT
Lifetime:

Mission details:

On Jun 15 Iran launched the Rasad satellite into a 236 x 299 km x 55.7 deg orbit from the Semnan launch site using its Safir launch vehicle. The 15 kg satellite carries an Earth imaging payload.
Iran's Rasad-1 satellite reentered on July 6 after three weeks in orbit. The initial 243 x 292 km orbit had decayed to 186 x 197 km by July 4.

Ref.: #3(SD465), #7(JR643-644), #84a - update: 17.07.16